Table 2.
Profile of study subjects, North Ethiopia, 2015
| Characteristic | Loss to follow-up | Pearson's χ2 (p value) | |
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||
| Gender | 0.001 | ||
| Female | 304 (50.7) | 295 (49.3) | |
| Male | 343 (71.0) | 140 (29.0) | |
| Age | 0.930 | ||
| <25 years | 326 (59.9) | 218 (40.1) | |
| ≥25 years | 321 (59.6) | 217 (40.4) | |
| Education | 0.001 | ||
| Illiterate | 140 (73.6) | 50 (26.4) | |
| Primary | 197 (60.8) | 127 (39.2) | |
| Secondary | 219 (55.1) | 178 (44.9) | |
| College | 91 (53.2) | 80 (46.8) | |
| Marital status | 0.152 | ||
| Married | 264 (51.2) | 252 (48.8) | |
| Single | 383 (67.7) | 183 (32.3) | |
| Residence | 0.510 | ||
| Urban | 486 (60.4) | 319 (39.6) | |
| Rural | 161 (58.1) | 116 (41.9) | |
| Type of partnership | 0.001 | ||
| Regular | 346 (54.4) | 290 (45.6) | |
| Casual | 301 (67.5) | 145 (32.5) | |
| No. partners in last 3 months | 0.001 | ||
| One | 533 (56.8) | 405 (43.2) | |
| Two or more | 114 (79.2) | 30 (20.8) | |
| Perceived stigma to PN | 0.003 | ||
| High | 248 (63.6) | 142 (39.4) | |
| Low | 399 (57.6) | 293 (42.4) | |
| Types of STI syndromes | 0.069 | ||
| Vaginal discharge | 233 (44.21) | 294 (55.79) | |
| Urethral discharge | 128 (34.69) | 241 (65.31) | |
| Genital ulcer | 32 (40.51) | 47 (59.49) | |
| Lower abdominal pain | 28 (41.79) | 39 (58.21) | |
| Others | 14 (35.00) | 26 (65) | |
| Distance from health facility | 0.443 | ||
| <1 hour walk | 450 (54.6) | 374 (45.4) | |
| > 1 hour walk | 197 (76.4) | 61 (23.6) | |
| Health facility index score | 0.001 | ||
| High | 176 (50.8) | 170 (49.2) | |
| Medium | 471 (64.0) | 265 (36.0) | |
| Health facility setting | 0.554 | ||
| Urban | 479 (60.3) | 315 (39.7) | |
| Rural | 168 (58.3) | 120 (41.7) | |
| Patient flow to health facility | 0.001 | ||
| Low | 324 (48.5) | 344 (51.5) | |
| High | 111 (26.8) | 303 (73.2) | |
p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
PN, partner notification; STI, sexually transmitted infection.