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. 2015 May 15;3:123. Originally published 2014 Jun 10. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.4190.2

Table 3. Factors associated with antenatal syphilis and HIV, Thai-Myanmar border.

Variable Syphilis a HIV a
N % (n) OR (95% CI)
P value
AOR (95% CI)
P value
N % (n) OR (95% CI)
P value
AOR (95% CI)
P value
Group Refugee 1,469 0.1 (1) Reference Reference 1,474 0.3 (4) Reference Reference
Migrant 2,123 0.6 (13) 9.045 (1.182–69.214)
P=0.034
3.461 (0.407–29.454)
P=0.256
2,125 0.6 (13) 2.262 (0.736–6.951)
P=0.15
Not included
Marriage Only 1 2,813 0.2 (7) Reference Reference 2,819 0.2 (6) Reference Reference
>1 779 0.9 (7) 3.635 (1.271–10.394)
P=0.016
2.507 (0.851–7.391)
P=0.096
780 1.4 (11) 6.706 (2.472–18.192)
P<0.001
5.497 (1.982–15.247)
P<0.001
Parity Primipara 1,112 0.4 (4) Reference Reference 1,113 0.3 (3) Reference Reference
Multipara 2,480 0.4 (10) 0.122 (0.351–3.583)
P=0.847
Not included 2,486 0.6 (14) 2.095 (0.601–7.306)
P=0.246
Not included
Literacy
(self-reported)
Literate 2,158 0.3 (7) Reference Reference 1,439 0.4 (6) Reference Reference
Illiterate 1,434 0.5 (7) 1.507 (0.528–4.307)
P=0.444
Not included 2,160 0.5 (11) 0.818 (0.302–2.217)
P=0.693
Not included
Age <30 y 2,408 0.2 (4) Reference Reference 2,412 0.3 (7) Reference Reference
≥30 y 1,184 0.8 (10) 5.119 (1.602–16.357)
P=0.006
4.632 (1.417–15.139)
P=0.011
1,187 0.8 (10) 2.919 (1.108–7.688)
P=0.030
2.094 (0.0777–5.648)
P=0.144
Parents At least 1
Karen
2,386 0.1 (3) Reference Reference 2,392 0.2 (5) Reference Reference
Neither
Karen
1,206 0.9 (11) 7.312 (2.036–26.258)
P=0.002
3.799 (0.987–14.681)
P=0.052
1,207 1.0 (12) 4.794 (1.685–13.639)
P=0.003
4.514 (1.581–12.887)
P=0.005
Residence Thailand 2,370 0.3 (8) Reference Reference 2,376 0.4 (10) Reference Reference
Myanmar 1,222 0.5 (6) 1.457 (0.504–4.208)
P=0.487
Not included 1,223 0.6 (7) 1.362 (0.517–3.587)
P=0.532
Not included
Length
residence
≥6mths 2,965 0.2 (6) Reference Reference 2,972 0.5 (14) Reference Reference
<6mths 627 1.3 (8) 6.374 (2.204–18.434)
P=0.001
4.220 (1.471–13.297)
P=0.008
627 0.5 (3) 1.016 (0.291–3.545)
P=1.000
Not included

OR=Odds ratio; AOR=adjusted odds ratio

a1 woman had both HIV and syphilis; including HIV in the syphilis model; or syphilis in the HIV model did not change the AOR values