Contraceptives Association with Vaginal Microbiome and RTI: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Females of Jammu and Kashmir, India

The present study aimed to examine the impacts of use of various contraceptive methods on vaginal microbiome and reproductive tract infections (RTI) in females. A cross-sectional study in Jammu Province of Jammu and Kashmir was conducted in which 796 sexually active married women of reproductive age were recruited as participants. A well-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data and the analysis was performed using linear and binary logistic regression with 95