TABLE 1.
Demographic and Sexual Behavior Characteristics in Women With and Without M. genitalium Infection Attending the PHSKC STD Clinic From 2000 to 2006 (N = 1090)
| Characteristic | Positive N (%) (n = 84) | Negative N (%) (n = 958) | P * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic factors | |||
| Age | |||
| <20 | 24 (28.6) | 103 (10.8) | <0.001 |
| 20–25 | 45 (53.5) | 435 (45.4) | |
| 26–35 | 11 (13.1) | 262 (27.3) | |
| Over 35 | 4 (4.8) | 158 (16.5) | |
| Race | |||
| White | 12 (14.3) | 451 (47.4) | <0.001† |
| Black | 54 (64.3) | 307 (32.3) | |
| Asian | 10 (11.9) | 82 (8.6) | |
| Native American | 1 (1.2) | 27 (2.8) | |
| Other‡ | 7 (8.3) | 84 (8.8) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Never married | 78 (92.9) | 747 (78.1) | 0.006 |
| Currently married | 3 (3.1) | 93 (9.7) | |
| Previously married | 3 (3.0) | 117 (12.2) | |
| Education | |||
| < High school | 38 (45.2) | 234 (24.4) | <0.001 |
| HS diploma | 21 (25.0) | 193 (20.2) | |
| Some college | 19 (22.6) | 359 (37.5) | |
| College graduate/some grad school | 6 (7.1) | 172 (17.9) | |
| Income§ | |||
| <$10,000 | 55 (65.5) | 509 (53.9) | 0.040 |
| ≥$10,000 | 29 (34.5) | 436 (46.1) | |
| Living alone | 7 (8.9) | 204 (23.5) | 0.003 |
| Employed¶ | 36 (42.9) | 429 (44.8) | 0.728 |
| Has used drugs (since June 1995) | 54 (66.7) | 647 (69.2) | 0.637 |
| Ever diagnosed with depression | 21 (25.0) | 368 (38.5) | 0.014 |
| Ever spent ≥1 night in jail | 29 (37.7) | 271 (31.0) | 0.226 |
| Current smoker | 52 (53.6) | 424 (44.7) | 0.045 |
| Sexual behavior factors | |||
| Age first vaginal sex (median [range]) | 15 (13–16) | 16 (14–17) | 0.003∥ |
| Nbr vaginal partners past year (median [range]) | 3 (2–5) | 2 (1–4) | 0.101∥ |
| Ever had sex same day as met partner | 52 (61.9) | 517 (54.2) | 0.173 |
| Ever been paid for sex | 21 (25.0) | 193 (20.2) | 0.300 |
| Ever told they have an STI** | 58 (69.1) | 535 (56.5) | 0.026 |
| Told they had an STI in past year** | 24 (28.6) | 246 (26.2) | 0.632 |
| Hormonal contraceptive use past year | 36 (42.9) | 353 (37.0) | 0.288 |
| Depo-Provera use past year | 18 (21.4) | 79 (8.3) | <0.001 |
| Ever had miscarriage | 9 (10.7) | 82 (8.6) | 0.500 |
| Frequency of condom use during vaginal sex (past year) | |||
| None | 15 (18.5) | 176 (19.7) | |
| Some | 27 (33.3) | 238 (26.6) | 0.607 |
| Half | 13 (16.1) | 158 (17.7) | |
| Most | 16 (19.7) | 230 (25.7) | |
| All | 10 (12.3) | 93 (10.4) | |
| Anal sex (ever) | 45 (53.6) | 512 (53.8) | 0.963 |
| Ever douched | 37 (44.1) | 407 (42.9) | 0.843 |
*
P-value is for Pearson's χ2 test unless otherwise specified.
†
P-value is for Fisher exact test.
‡
“Other” includes mixed race individuals who elected not to select a primary race.
§
Income may include that of spouse/partner for individuals who estimated joint income only.
¶
Working more than 10 hour per week.
∥
P-value is for Wilcoxon rank sum test.
**
STI includes “chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, syphilis, HSV, or HIV.”
PHSKC indicates Public Health-Seattle & King County; STI, sexually transmitted infections.