Table 4.
Seroprevalence of syphilis and bivariate and multivariate analysis according to selected sociodemographic characteristics and medical conditions of study participants
| Variable | Syphilis seroreactivity
|
COR (95% CI) | P-value | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reactive n (%) |
Nonreactive n (%) |
||||
| Age | |||||
| <25 years | 2 (1.9) | 104 (98.1) | 1 | 0.032 | 1 |
| 25–30 years | 4 (2.7) | 145 (97.3) | 1.43 (0.26, 8.0) | 1.28 (0.23, 7.25) | |
| >30 years | 5 (11.1) | 40 (88.9) | 6.49 (1.21, 33.3) | 3.62 (0.62, 22.22) | |
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 7 (2.9) | 233 (97.1) | 1 | 0.179 | 1 |
| Rural | 4 (6.7) | 56 (93.3) | 5.59 (0.67, 8.4) | 1.02 (0.21, 5.00) | |
| Maternal educational status | |||||
| Below secondary school | 7 (5.7) | 115 (94.3) | 2.65 (0.76, 9.26) | 0.127 | 0.75 (0.13, 4.48) |
| Secondary and above | 4 (2.2) | 174 (97.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| Husband educational status | |||||
| Illiterate | 5 (11.5) | 46 (88.5) | 7.2 (1.72, 30.30) | 0.007 | 7.25 (1.74, 30.30)** |
| Primary school | 2 (3.3) | 59 (96.7) | 1.88 (0.31, 11.5) | 1.88 (0.31, 11.50) | |
| Secondary and above | 3 (1.8) | 166 (98.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Housewife | 10 (15.2) | 183 (84.8) | 5.78 (0.73, 45.45) | 0.091 | 7.19 (0.88, 50.00) |
| Other* | 1 (0.9) | 106 (99.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| Family monthly income | |||||
| <1,000 ETB | 4 (5.6) | 67 (95.4) | 3.76 (0.67, 21.28) | 0.132 | 1.75 (0.11, 11.76) |
| 1,000–1,500 ETB | 5 (5.00) | 96 (95.00) | 3.28 (0.62, 17.24) | 2.54 (0.43, 14.90) | |
| >1,500 ETB | 2 (1.6) | 126 (98.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| Family size | |||||
| ≤2 | 3 (2.5) | 119 (97.5) | 1 | 0.087 | 1 |
| 3–4 | 3 (2.4) | 120 (97.6) | 0.99 (0.20, 5.00) | 0.57 (0.09, 3.40) | |
| ≥5 | 5 (9.10) | 50 (90.90) | 3.97 (0.91, 17.24) | 1.11 (0.16, 7.69) | |
| History of abortion | |||||
| Yes | 1 (2.4) | 40 (97.6) | 0.62 (0.08, 5.00) | 0.656 | |
| No | 10 (3.9) | 259 (96.1) | 1 | ||
Notes:
*
Other occupations include: private sector employees, governmental employees, students, farmers, merchants, and day laborers. Bold numerical values indicate significance in bivariate analysis;
**
significance (P<0.01) in multivariate analysis.
Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; COR, crude odds ratio; ETB, Ethiopian birr.