Table 3.
Univariate and multiple logistic regression analysis of risk factors for cervicitis (C trachomatis and/or N gonorrhoeae) among 703 antenatal care clients in Gaborone, Botswana
| Total women | Women with cervicitis | Multiple logistic regression | ||||
| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | Odds ratio | p-value | |
| Age groups | ||||||
| <20 | 76 | (11) | 17 | (22) | 10.5 (3.59–30.72) | 0.000 |
| 20–29 | 432 | (62) | 44 | (10) | 4.0 (1.60–10.10) | 0.003 |
| 30+ | 195 | (28) | 6 | (3) | 1 | |
| Education | ||||||
| Primary school or less | 168 | (24) | 17 | (10) | 1 | |
| Junior secondary school | 310 | (44) | 36 | (12) | 0.6 (0.31–1.23) | 0.168 |
| Senior secondary or higher | 225 | (32) | 14 | (6) | 0.4 (0.16–0.80) | 0.013 |
| Thin/runny discharge | ||||||
| No | 615 | (87) | 48 | (8) | 1 | |
| Yes | 88 | (13) | 19 | (22) | 2.1 (1.06–4.24) | 0.035 |
| WBC in cervical smear | ||||||
| None/few | 124 | (18) | 5 | (4) | 1 | |
| 1+ | 267 | (38) | 22 | (8) | 2.0 (0.72–5.52) | 0.188 |
| 2+ | 171 | (24) | 18 | (11) | 2.7 (0.92–7.61) | 0.070 |
| 3–4+ | 140 | (20) | 22 | (16) | 3.7 (1.31–10.66) | 0.014 |