TABLE 3.
Seroprevalence of syphilis in a regional human immunodeficiency virus seropositive population
| Category | Number (%) tested negative | Number (%) tested positive | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 1036 (94.9) | 56 (5.1) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 957 (94.6) | 55 (5.4) | 0.05 |
| Female | 79 (98.8) | 1 (1.2) | |
| Country of birth | |||
| Canada | 702 (95.6) | 32 (4.4) | 0.25 |
| Outside Canada | 119 (93.0) | 9 (7.0) | |
| Unknown | 115 | 15 | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian | 871 (93.7) | 49 (6.3) | 0.75 |
| Other | 129 (94.9) | 7 (5.1) | |
| Unknown | 36 | 0 | |
| First visit | |||
| 1985 to 1990 | 385 (94.8) | 21 (5.2) | 0.99 |
| 1991 to 1996 | 651 (94.9) | 35 (5.1) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| Younger than 30 | 369 (97.6) | 9 (2.4) | 0.025 |
| 30 to 45 | 552 (93.9) | 36 (6.1) | 0.25 |
| Older than 45 | 115 (91.3) | 11 (8.7) | 0.03 |
| Risk factor | |||
| Men who have sex with men | 814 (93.7) | 55 (6.3) | 0.10 |
| Intravenous drug users | 75 (96.2) | 3 (3.8) | 0.80 |
| Blood product recipients | 26 (92.9) | 2 (7.1) | 0.30 |
| Other | 115 (98.3) | 2 (1.7) | 0.10 |