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. 2024 Jan 2;24:23. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08955-w

Table 2.

Access to health services factors associated with results for Syphilis among riverine, in the Brazilian Amazon. 2020–2021

Access to health services Rapid test – T. pallidum Total n (%) Binary Regression Multiple regression
Non-reactive n (%) Reactive n (%) OR (95% CI) p aOR (95% CI) p
Performed rapid test for STI (ever in life)
 No 140(95.9) 6(4.1) 146(46.9) 0.60 (0.21; 1.66) 0.45
 Yes 154(93.3) 11(6.7) 165(53.1) Ref
 NIa 12 2 14
Performed rapid test for STI (last 12 months)
 No 215(95.1) 11(4.9) 226(72.9) 0.66 (0.23; 1.85) 0.61
 Yes 78(92.9) 6(7.1) 84(27.1) Ref
 NIa 13 2 15
Access to condoms (12 months)
 No 133 (93.7) 9 (6.3) 142 (44.5) 1.37 (0.47; 3.97) 0.74
 Yes, I bought it in a commercial establishment 45 (91.8) 4 (8.2) 49 (15.4) 1.80 (0.48; 6.70) 0.59
 Yes, free in actions and in the health service 122(95.3) 6(4.7) 128 (40.1) Ref
 NIa 5 0 6
Access to female condom (last 6 months)
 No 271 (93.8) 18 (6.2) 289 (88.9) 2.32 (0.30; 17.9) 0.64
 Yes, free in the health service 35(97.2) 1(2.8) 36 (11.1) Ref
Know Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
 No 280(94.3) 17(5.7) 297(91.4) 0.78 (0.17; 3.60) 0.90
 Yes 26(92.9) 2(7.1) 28(8.6) Ref
Do you know female condom?
 No 77(89.5) 9(10.5) 86(26.8) 3.44 (1.03; 11.6) 0.06 0.24
 Yes, professionals and/or the media 225 10 235 Ref
 NIa 4 0 4

STI Sexually Transmitted Infections, OR odds ratio, CI confidence intervals, Ref. reference, aOR adjusted odds ratio

a NI: not informed/do not want/do not know—not considered for statistical calculation