Table 5.
Logistic regression analyses for factors associated with N. gonorrhoeae infections among study participants in northwestern Ethiopia; March to August 2022
| Variables | Category | Neisseria gonorrhoeae | COR(95%CI) | P-value | AOR(95%CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +ve | -ve | ||||||
| Alcohol drinking | Yes | 13 | 57 | 5.708(2.253,14.431) | < 0.001 | 4.2(1.13–15.65) | 0.032* |
| No | 8 | 200 | 1 | ||||
| Chewing chat | Yes | 5 | 8 | 9.727(2.853,33.156) | < 0.001 | 0.03(0.28,3.29) | 0.326 |
| No | 16 | 249 | 1 | ||||
| Shisha smoking | Yes | 3 | 3 | 14.111(2.656,74.974 | < 0.001 | 0.15(0.006,4.207) | 0.268 |
| No | 1 | ||||||
| Number of sexual partners | > 1 | 12 | 23 | 13.565(5.170,35.590) | < 0.001 | 24.9(5.30, 117.00) | < 0.00* |
| 1 | 9 | 243 | 1 | ||||
| Using condom | NO | 19 | 184 | 3.769(0.856,16.591) | 0.079 | 13.93(1.89,102.59) | 0.010* |
| Yes | 2 | 73 | 1 | ||||
| Vaginal discharge | Yes | 20 | 213 | 4.131(0.540,31.597) | 0.0172 | 9.28(0.53,162.86) | 0.127 |
| No | 1 | 44 | 1 | ||||
| Lower abdominal pain | Yes | 14 | 98 | 3.245(1.266,8.320) | 0.014 | 4.7 (1.30, 17.13) | 0.018* |
| No | 7 | 159 | 1 | ||||
| Pain during urination | Yes | 14 | 97 | 3.299(1.286,8.480) | 0.013 | 4.7(1.26, 17.57) | 0.021* |
| No | 7 | 160 | 1 | ||||
| History of STI | Yes | 8 | 36 | 3.778(1.46,9.754) | 0.006 | 2.18(.45, 10.55) | 0.329 |
| No | 13 | 221 | 1 | ||||
| History of discourage/abortion | Yes | 4 | 27 | 2.004(0.68,6.9393) | 0.240 | 3.27(0.38, 27.81) | 0.277 |
| No | 17 | 230 | 1 | ||||
| Diagnosed for sterility | Yes | 2 | 4 | 6.658(1.145,38.728) | 0.035 | 0.441(0.65, 15.76) | 0.653 |
| No | 19 | 253 | 1 | ||||
Abbreviations: COR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, +ve Positive, −ve Negative