Table 1.
Significant factors associated with multiple STIs
| Univariate analysis |
Multivariate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factors | Multiple STI (n = 102) | Single STI (n = 173) | OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P value |
| Sex | 0.677 (0.398-1.149) | 0.147 | ||||
| Female | 29 | 64 | ||||
| Male | 73 | 109 | ||||
| Presenting complaint | 0.773 (0.401-1.488) | 0.605 | ||||
| Others | 24 | 44 | ||||
| Discharge | 42 | 78 | 0.763 (0.432-1.346) | |||
| Ulcer | 36 | 51 | 1 | |||
| Marital status | 7.486 (4.320-12.971) | 0.000* | 11.89 (3.43-41.21) | 0.000* | ||
| Married | 72 | 42 | ||||
| Unmarried | 30 | 131 | ||||
| Extra/pre-marital contact | 4.403 (2.238-8.664) | 0.000* | ||||
| Yes | 90 | 109 | ||||
| No | 12 | 64 | ||||
| No of partner exposed in past 6 month | 9.429 (4.138-21.486) | 0.000* | 26.28 (4.03-171.10) | 0.001* | ||
| ≤3 | 70 | 165 | ||||
| >3 | 32 | 8 | ||||
| Nature of extra/pre-marital contact | 1 | 0.000* | ||||
| No | 12 | 64 | ||||
| CSW | 78 | 69 | 6. 028 3.004-12.097) | |||
| Others | 12 | 40 | 1.600 (0.655-3.905) | |||
| Barrier contraceptive used | <0.122 (<0.016-0.946) | 0.441 | ||||
| No | 101 | 160 | ||||
| Yes | 1 | 13 | ||||
| Education | 1.256 (0.421-3.742) | 0.005* | ||||
| Illiterate | 27 | 43 | ||||
| 1-12 | 69 | 112 | 1.314 (0.471-3.667) | |||
| >12 | 6 | 18 | 1.000 | |||
| Age of patient | Mean = 29.09 ± 5.03 | Mean = 27.36 ± 9.03 | 0.079 | 1.23 (1.12-1.34) | 0.000* | |
| Age of first sexual exposure | Mean = 15.65 ± 1.99 | Mean = 20.15 ± 2.35 | 0.000* | 0.14 (0.07-0.28) | 0.000* | |
*
significant P-value