Bacterial vaginosis: risk factors among Kenyan women and their male partners.

Objectives: To simultaneously examine associations of bacterial vaginosis (BV) with potential risk factors in both the female and her male partner.

Study Design: We recruited women 18-45 years of age and their male partners from clinics in Nairobi, Kenya. All underwent face-to-face standardized interview physical examination, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 and syphilis serologic testing, endocervical cultures for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and vaginal swabs for diagnosis of BV by Gram stain and trichomoniasis by culture.