Table 1.
Characteristics of patients whose archived samples were used in this study
| Characteristics | Total N (%) | SpeeDx, + n (%) | p-valuee | TIB Molbiol, +ve n (%) | p-valuee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a Sex | |||||
| Male | 393(38.9) | 19(4.8) | 0.058 | 16(4.1) | 0.141 |
| Female | 617(61.1) | 16(2.6) | 15(2.4) | ||
| b Age (years) | |||||
| 18–24 | 301(29.9) | 12(4.0) | 0.295 | 12(4.0) | 0.349 |
| 25–31 | 413(41.0) | 12(2.9) | 10(2.4) | ||
| 32–38 | 191(19.0) | 10(5.2) | 8(4.2) | ||
| 39–45 | 70(7.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | ||
| Above 46 | 32(3.2) | 1(3.1) | 1(3.1) | ||
| c Education | |||||
| No schooling | 36(3.6) | 1(2.8) | 0.779 | 1(2.8) | 0.986 |
| Basic | 185(18.4) | 8(4.3) | 6(3.2) | ||
| Secondary and above | 782(78.0) | 26(3.3) | 24(3.1) | ||
| Symptoms | |||||
| Dysuria and/or urethral discharge | 961(94.7) | 33(3.4) | 0.916 | 29(3.0) | 0.776 |
| dOther symptoms | 54(5.3) | 2(3.7) | 2(3.7) | ||
| Gonorrhea infection | |||||
| Positive | 246(24.2) | 10(4.1) | 0.542 | 9(3.7) | 0.527 |
| Negative | 769(75.8) | 25(3.3) | 22(2.9) | ||
| Chlamydia infection | |||||
| Positive | 100(9.9) | 3(3.0) | 0.796 | 3(3.0) | 0.974 |
| Negative | 915(90.1) | 32(3.5) | 28(3.1) | ||
|
Gonorrhea/Chlamydia Coinfection |
|||||
| Yes | 1,310(97.1) | 1(3.1) | 0.919 | 1(3.1) | 0.981 |
| No | 39(2.9) | 34(3.5) | 30(3.1) | ||
| Total | 1015 | 35(3.4) | 31(3.1) |
a5 patients’ information on sex was missing
b8 patients’ information on age was missing
c12 patients’ information on education was missing
ditching, abdominal pain, pain when having sex, foul smell/odor from urine, bleeding from penis or vagina
ep-values were obtained using a Chi-square test
+ve: positive