Table 2. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses of determinants associated with chlamydia among the study population included at two sites in Paramaribo, Suriname, 2008–2010.
| NAATpositive | UnivariableOR (95%CI) | P value | MultivariableAdjusted OR(95%CI)* | P value | ||
| 224/1508 (14.9) | ||||||
| n/N (%) | ||||||
| Study group | Family planning clinic – women | 78/819 (9.5) | 1 | <0.001 | 1 | <0.001 |
| STI clinic – women | 51/274 (18.6) | 2.17 (1.48–3.19) | 1.91 (1.24–2.94) | |||
| STI clinic – men | 95/415 (22.9) | 2.82 (2.03–3.91) | 2.30 (1.52–3.49) | |||
| Age in years | <25 | 90/398 (22.6) | 3.36 (2.22–5.08) | <0.001 | 3.01 (1.93–4.71) | <0.001 |
| 25–29 | 71/381 (18.6) | 2.63 (1.72–4.04) | 2.60 (1.65–4.09) | |||
| 30–34 | 27/279 (9.7) | 1.23 (0.73–2.08) | 1.26 (0.73–2.18) | |||
| > = 35 | 36/450 (8.0) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Education | Low | 96/611 (15.7) | 1 | 0.878 | ||
| Medium | 93/647 (14.4) | 0.90 (0.66–1.23) | ||||
| High | 27/197 (13.7) | 0.85 (0.54–1.35) | ||||
| Unknown | 8/53 (15.1) | 0.95 (0.44–2.09) | ||||
| Ethnic group | Creole | 87/444 (19.6) | 3.11 (1.88–5.14) | 0.001 | 1.76 (1.03–3.00) | 0.027 |
| Hindustani | 21/289 (7.3) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Javanese | 28/177 (15.8) | 2.40 (1.32–4.37) | 2.05 (1.09–3.84) | |||
| Maroon | 36/258 (14.0) | 2.07 (1.17–3.65) | 0.96 (0.52–1.78) | |||
| Mixed | 44/277 (15.9) | 2.41 (1.39–4.17) | 1.33 (0.72–2.35) | |||
| Othera | 7/57 (12.3) | 1.79 (0.72–4.43) | 1.01 (0.38–2.67) | |||
| Ethnic sexual mixing | Had only sexual partnersfrom same ethnic group | 88/790 (11.1) | 1 | <0.001 | 1 | 0.090 |
| Had at least one sexual partnerfrom another ethnic group | 125/643 (19.4) | 1.93 (1.43–2.59) | 1.33 (0.96–1.85) | |||
| Condom use | Always | 45/281 (16.0) | 1 | 0.529 | ||
| Never or inconsistent | 176/1211 (14.5) | 0.89 (0.62–1.27) | ||||
| Number of partners in thepreceding month | 0 | 8/72 (11.1) | 1 | <0.001 | ||
| 1 | 152/1154 (13.2) | 1.21 (0.57–2.58) | ||||
| >1 | 58/248 (23.4) | 2.44 (1.11–5.39) | ||||
| Number of partners in thepreceding 12 months | ≤1 | 104/918 (11.3) | 1 | <0.001 | 1 | 0.225 |
| 2 | 49/286 (17.1) | 1.62 (1.12–2.34) | 1.33 (0.88–2.01) | |||
| >2 | 71/304 (23.4) | 2.39 (1.71–3.33) | 1.39 (0.92–2.11) | |||
| Sex in exchange formoney or goods | No | 207/1424 (14.5) | 1 | 0.166 | ||
| Yes | 13/62 (21.0) | 1.56 (0.83–2.93) |
*
ORs in the multivariable model are adjusted for all factors for which adjusted ORs are shown.
a
Other: Caucasian, Chinese, Indigenous.
NAAT, nucleic acid amplification test; OR, odds ratio; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval.