Table 3.

Characteristics of women with antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis (n = 63)

Parameter	Cases		Controls		P value
	n=47	%	n=16	%
Parity
0	21	44.7	4	25	0.165
≥1	26	55.3	12	75
Education
Primary	28	59.6	0	0.0	0.001
Secondary	19	40.4	4	25.0
Tertiary	0	0.0	12	75.0
Condom use
Never	34	73.2	8	50.0	0.102
Occasionally or always	13	27.7	8	50.0
OCP
Never	40	14.9	16	100.0	0.102
Occasionally or always	7	85.1	0	0.0
No. of life time sexual partners	14	29.8	12	75.0	0.002
1 or 2	33	70.2	4	25.0
≥ 3
Age at sexual debut
13 – 17	14	29.8	0	0.0	0.013
≥ 18	33	70.2	16	100.0
Vaginal discharge
Yes	22	46.8	8	50.0	0.825
No	25	53.2	8	50.0
Lower abdominal pain
Yes	14	29.8	4	25.0	0.714
No	33	70.2	12	75.0
Dysmenorrhoea
Yes	33	70.2	4	25.0	0.002
No	14	29.8	12	75.0
Dyspareunia
Yes	12	25.5	8	50.0	0.069
No	35	74.5	8	50.0

OCP=Oral contraceptive pills