Sociodemographic and Behavioral Predictors of Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis Among Sexual Health Clinic Patients in New York City From 2014 to 2018.

Objective: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is associated with adverse reproductive outcomes, and recurrence is common. We examined factors associated with BV recurrence using electronic medical record data for patients attending New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene sexual health clinics from 2014 to 2018.

Methods: Clinician-diagnosed BV was defined using a clinical BV diagnosis code based on Amsel criteria.