Table 3.
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics associated with confirmed syphilis infection in Rwanda.
| Characteristics | Unadjusted model | Adjusted model | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | p value | 95% CI | Odds ratio | p value | 95% CI | |
| Age group | ||||||
| 15–24 | 1.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — |
| 25–49 | 1.7 | 0.008 | 1.15–2.52 | 0.8 | 0.461 | 0.52–1.35 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 1.0 | — | — | |||
| Male | 1.3 | 0.227 | 0.87–1.78 | |||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Living in union | 1.0 | — | — | |||
| Not living in union | 1.3 | 0.126 | 0.93–1.89 | |||
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | ||||||
| Rural | 1.3 | 0.249 | 0.82–2.15 | |||
| Province | ||||||
| North | 1.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — |
| South | 0.3 | 0.002 | 0.11–0.61 | 0.3 | 0.012 | 0.11–0.76 |
| East | 0.8 | 0.371 | 0.48–1.31 | 0.9 | 0.718 | 0.52–1.57 |
| West | 1.1 | 0.847 | 0.65–1.70 | 1.4 | 0.194 | 0.84–2.42 |
| City of Kigali | 1.2 | 0.441 | 0.72–2.11 | 1.7 | 0.091 | 0.92–3.31 |
| Religion | ||||||
| Christian | 1.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — |
| Other religion | 2.3 | 0.004 | 1.31–4.02 | 1.9 | 0.038 | 1.04–3.48 |
| Highest education level | ||||||
| No education/primary | 1.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — |
| Secondary/vocational/high education | 0.4 | 0.003 | 0.24–0.75 | 0.5 | 0.054 | 0.26–1.01 |
| Wealth index | ||||||
| Lowest/secondary/middle | 1.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — |
| Fourth/higher | 0.6 | 0.009 | 0.41–0.88 | 0.4 | 0.001 | 0.28–0.70 |
| HIV status | ||||||
| Negative | 1.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — |
| Positive | 6.2 | <0.001 | 3.77–10.23 | 4.2 | <0.001 | 2.46–7.23 |
| Had concurrent sexual partners in the last 12 months | ||||||
| No | 1.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — |
| Yes | 3.8 | <0.001 | 2.56–5.73 | 4.2 | <0.001 | 2.79–6.46 |
CI: confidence interval.