Open AccessA Prospective Cohort Study of the Association Between Body Mass Index and Incident Bacterial Vaginosis
Author(s) -
Erica Lokken,
Barbra A. Richardson,
John Kinuthia,
Khamis Mwinyikai,
Amina Abdalla,
Walter Jaoko,
Kishorchandra Mandaliya,
Juma Shafi,
R. Scott McClelland
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000905
Subject(s) - medicine , bacterial vaginosis , body mass index , prospective cohort study , cohort study , cohort , obstetrics
Some studies suggest that higher body mass index is associated with increased susceptibility to bacterial vaginosis (BV), but results are conflicting.