Table 2.
Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection by demographic and behavioural variablesa
| % (n) | Total number of participants in the subgroup | |
|---|---|---|
| Total among those who had intercourse | 6.2 (17) | 274 |
| Gender | p = 0.491 | |
| Male | 7.3 (9) | 123 |
| Female | 5.3 (8) | 151 |
| Self-estimated socio-economic status | p = 0.601b | |
| Better than/equal to the others | 6.2 (16) | 260 |
| Worse then the others | 7.1 (1) | 14 |
| Professional status | p = 0.207 b | |
| Attending secondary school | 3.5 (1) | 29 |
| University student | 4.3 (4) | 94 |
| Employed | 4.6 (5) | 109 |
| Unemployed | 12.3 (7) | 57 |
| Living with both parents until 18 years of age | p = 0.150 b | |
| Yes | 5.2 (12) | 232 |
| No | 12.2 (5) | 41 |
| Got information about HIV/AIDS at school | p = 0.101 b | |
| No | 22.2 (2) | 9 |
| Yes | 5.7 (15) | 265 |
| Age of first sexual intercourse | p = 0.501 | |
| ≤ 16 | 7.6 (7) | 92 |
| ≥17 | 5.5 (10) | 181 |
| Number of partners in the past 12 months | p = 0.296 | |
| 0-1 | 5.2 (9) | 172 |
| ≥2 | 8.5 (8) | 94 |
| Lifetime number of partners | p = 0.175 b | |
| 0-1 | 1.8 (1) | 56 |
| 2-3 | 3.9 (3) | 78 |
| >4 | 8.5 (11) | 130 |
| Used condom at last intercourse | p = 0.551 | |
| Yes | 5.1 (5) | 99 |
| No | 6.9 (12) | 175 |
| Concurrent partnerships ever | p = 0.543b | |
| No | 5.6 (12) | 214 |
| Yes | 8.3 (5) | 60 |
aAmong those who had sexual intercourse; b Fisher exact test