Table 4.
Adjusted Associations Between Participant Characteristics and Rectal GC and CT Infections, Columbus, Ohio, August 2012–June 2013
| Rectal GC | Rectal CT | Rectal GC or CT | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | PR | (95% CI) | p | PR | (95% CI) | p | PR | (95% CI) | p |
| Age <26 years | 2.76 | (0.96–7.99) | 0.06 | 6.03 | (2.29–15.90) | <0.01 | 5.01 | (2.29–10.96) | <0.01 |
| Racial/ethnic minority | 0.78 | (0.25–2.39) | 0.67 | 1.79 | (0.68–4.68) | 0.24 | 1.29 | (0.59–2.81) | 0.52 |
| Less than HS education | 0.54 | (0.09–3.07) | 0.49 | 0.84 | (0.23–3.04) | 0.79 | 0.81 | (0.29–2.28) | 0.69 |
| Sex with high risk partner* | 2.16 | (0.70–6.69) | 0.18 | 0.89 | (0.26–3.06) | 0.86 | 1.12 | (0.44–2.88) | 0.81 |
| Sex while intoxicated/high on alcohol or illicit drugs | 4.38 | (0.98–19.57) | 0.05 | 1.31 | (0.52–3.28) | 0.57 | 2.00 | (0.89–4.48) | 0.09 |
| Shared drug equipment | 2.77 | (0.48–16.03) | 0.26 | 5.65 | (0.69–46.25) | 0.11 | 3.60 | (0.64–20.28) | 0.15 |
*
Partners who exchange sex for drugs or money, are HIV positive, have unknown HIV status, are anonymous, or who use injection drugs.