Personal digital assistants used to document compliance of bacterial vaginosis treatment.

Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate patient compliance with oral and vaginal metronidazole treatment of bacterial vaginosis using personal digital assistants (PDAs) and paper diaries.

Goal: The goal of this study was to assess a novel compliance documentation approach.

Study: After each dose of intravaginal or oral metronidazole, 71 subjects recorded the time on a paper diary and answered questions on a PDA.