Table 3.
Number and percentage of respondents who answered incorrectly to various symptoms of chlamydia trachomatis infection in women and men, by study setting
| Symptoms in women |
Education N (%) |
Health & fitness N (%) |
Workplace N (%) |
Total N (%) |
χ2test p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unusual discharge | 44 (37.3) | 65 (49.2) | 30 (30.6) | 139 (39.9) | 0.013 |
| Pain or stinging when urinating | 59 (50.0) | 73 (55.3) | 41 (41.8) | 173 (49.7) | 0.130 |
| Dizziness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Headache | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (3.1) | 5 (1.4) | 0.280 |
| Pain during sex | 64 (54.2) | 78 (59.1) | 53 (54.1) | 195 (56.0) | 0.668 |
| Pain in lower stomach | 100 (84.7) | 106 (80.3) | 73 (80.2) | 279 (80.2) | 0.170 |
| Itch and/or rash | 95 (80.5) | 118 (89.4) | 66 (67.3) | 279 (80.2) | <0.001 |
| Symptoms in men | |||||
| Unusual discharge from tip of penis | 62 (50.8) | 77 (58.3) | 44 (42.7) | 183 (51.3) | 0.059 |
| Pain and/or burning when urinating | 58 (47.5) | 67 (50.8) | 38 (36.9) | 163 (45.7) | 0.093 |
| Dizziness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Headache | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 2 (0.6) | 0.664 |
| Pain/swelling in testicles | 87 (71.3) | 101 (76.5) | 79 (76.7) | 267 (74.8) | 0.551 |
| Itchiness around groin area | 17 (13.9) | 17 (12.9) | 16 (15.5) | 50 (14.0) | 0.844 |
| Rash | 16 (13.1) | 11 (8.3) | 18 (17.5) | 45 (12.6) | 0.109 |
Correct symptoms are indicated by bold typeface.
Significant relationships between gender and knowledge of symptoms are indicated by bold p-values.