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. 2024 Jul 10;19(7):e0306771. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306771

Table 3. Prevalence of STIs at enrollment among participants who report sexual activity (n = 119) and everyone (n = 223), comparing males vs. females.

  Total Male Female
  N (%) N (%) N (%) p-value*
Any STI **
    Reporting sex 37 (31.1%) 8 (19.5%) 29 (37.2%) 0.04
    Everyone 41 (18.4%) 9 (11.2%) 32 (22.4%) 0.05
Gonorrhea test results
    Reporting sex 6 (5.0%) 1 (2.4%) 5 (6.4%) 0.32
    Everyone 6 (2.7%) 1 (1.3%) 5 (3.5%) 0.35
Chlamydia test results
    Reporting sex 22 (18.5%) 4 (9.8%) 18 (23.1%) 0.08
    Everyone 23 (10.3%) 4 (5.0%) 19 (13.3%) 0.05
HSV test results
    Reporting sex 13 (10.9%) 3 (7.3%) 10 (12.8%) 0.36
    Everyone 15 (6.7%) 4 (5.0%) 11 (7.7%) 0.44 

*Pearson’s chi-square test comparing prevalence by participant sex

** Combining Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and HSV test results