Table 1. Factors Associated With STI Diagnosis at a Municipal STD Clinic, Baltimore City, MD, 2013-2014.
| Diagnosed at STD clinic | Not diagnosed at STD clinic | Unadjusted relative rate | Adjusted relative rate a | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N= 2,218 | % | N= 15,260 | % | RR | (95% CI) | aRR | (95% CI) | |
| Year | ||||||||
| 2013 | 1,112 | 12.4 | 7,853 | 87.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 2014 | 1,106 | 13.0 | 7,407 | 87.0 | 1.05 | (0.97-1.13) | 1.03 | (0.95–1.11) |
| Age | ||||||||
| <24 yrs. | 1,231 | 10.6 | 10,396 | 89.4 | 0.63 | (0.58-0.68)** | 0.76 | (0.71-0.83)** |
| >24 yrs. | 987 | 16.9 | 4,864 | 83.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Hispanic | ||||||||
| No | 2,150 | 12.6 | 14,910 | 87.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 68 | 16.3 | 350 | 83.7 | 1.28 | (1.03-1.61)* | 1.52 | (1.20-1.93)** |
| Black race | ||||||||
| No | 201 | 12.0 | 1,469 | 87.96 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 2,017 | 12.8 | 13,791 | 87.2 | 1.06 | (0.93-1.21) | 1.34 | (1.15-1.55)** |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 885 | 8.0 | 10,163 | 92.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Male | 1,333 | 20.7 | 5,097 | 79.3 | 2.59 | (2.39-2.80)** | 2.44 | (2.25-2.65)** |
a
Adjusted for year of diagnosis, age, ethnicity, race, and sex using log binomial regression
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance
*
p<0.05;
**
p<0.001.
STI, sexually transmitted infection; STD, sexually transmitted disease