Table 1.
Correlates of prevalent M. genitalium infection at enrollment
| All participants N=221 |
M. genitalium detected n=25 |
M. genitalium not detected n=196 |
Univariate OR (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics and behaviors | ||||||||
| Age < 25 years | 62 | (28) | 9 | (36) | 53 | (27) | 1.52 | (0.63, 3.64) |
| Partnership status | ||||||||
| Married or living with a partner | 63 | (29) | 5 | (20) | 58 | (30) | 1.00 | — |
| Separated, divorced or widowed | 87 | (40) | 10 | (40) | 77 | (39) | 1.51 | (0.49, 4.65) |
| Never married | 71 | (32) | 10 | (40) | 61 | (31) | 1.90 | (0.61, 5.90) |
| Number of live births | 2 | (1–3) | 1 | (1–2) | 2 | (1–3) | 0.93 | (0.69, 1.27) |
| Family planning method | ||||||||
| No modern method | 39 | (18) | 5 | (20) | 38 | (20) | 1.00 | — |
| Condoms only | 61 | (28) | 9 | (36) | 52 | (27) | 1.32 | (0.40, 4.24) |
| Oral contraceptives | 23 | (10) | 2 | (8) | 21 | (11) | 0.72 | (0.13, 4.06) |
| Injectable contraceptives | 49 | (22) | 3 | (12) | 46 | (23) | 0.50 | (0.11, 2.11) |
| IUD | 14 | (6) | 2 | (8) | 12 | (6) | 1.27 | (0.22, 7.39) |
| Implant | 14 | (6) | 2 | (8) | 12 | (6) | 1.27 | (0.22, 7.39) |
| Tubal ligation | 15 | (7) | 2 | (8) | 15 | (8) | 1.01 | (0.18, 5.80) |
| Currently smoke cigarettes | 30 | (14) | 5 | (20) | 25 | (13) | 1.71 | (0.59, 4.97) |
| Vaginal washing in the past month | 111 | (50) | 13 | (52) | 98 | (50) | 1.08 | (0.47, 2.49) |
| Sex in exchange for goods/money/services | 119 | (54) | 17 | (68) | 102 | (52) | 1.96 | (0.81, 4.75) |
| Sexual behaviors in the past week | ||||||||
| Vaginal sex | ||||||||
| None | 41 | (19) | 3 | (12) | 38 | (19) | 1.00 | — |
| 1–2 acts | 89 | (40) | 10 | (40) | 79 | (40) | 1.60 | (0.41, 6.17) |
| 3–4 acts | 36 | (16) | 3 | (12) | 33 | (17) | 1.15 | (0.22, 6.10) |
| 5 or more | 55 | (25) | 9 | (36) | 46 | (23) | 2.48 | (0.63, 9.81) |
| Unprotected sex | ||||||||
| No sex | 41 | (19) | 3 | (12) | 38 | (19) | 1.00 | — |
| 100% condom use | 95 | (43) | 14 | (56) | 81 | (41) | 2.19 | (0.59, 8.07) |
| Intermittent condom use | 23 | (10) | 3 | (12) | 20 | (10) | 1.90 | (0.35, 10.29) |
| No condom use | 62 | (28) | 5 | (20) | 57 | (29) | 1.11 | (0.25, 4.93) |
| Number of sex partners | ||||||||
| None | 41 | (19) | 3 | (12) | 38 | (19) | 1.00 | — |
| 1 partner | 109 | (49) | 12 | (48) | 97 | (49) | 1.57 | (0.42, 5.87) |
| 2 or more partners | 71 | (32) | 10 | (40) | 61 | (31) | 2.08 | (0.54, 8.03) |
| New partner | 45 | (20) | 9 | (36) | 36 | (18) | 2.50 | (1.02, 6.11) |
| History of anal sex | 25 | (11) | 3 | (12) | 22 | (11) | 1.08 | (0.30, 3.90) |
| Clinical characteristics | ||||||||
| Gonorrhea | 3 | (1) | 0 | (0) | 3 | (2) | — | — |
| Chlamydia | 16 | (7) | 0 | (0) | 16 | (8) | — | — |
| Trichomonas vaginalis | 16 | (7) | 3 | (12) | 13 | (7) | 1.90 | (0.51, 7.19) |
| Vulvovaginal candidiasis | 52 | (24) | 10 | (40) | 42 | (21) | 2.44 | (1.02, 5.83) |
| BV by Nugent score | ||||||||
| 0–3 | 81 | (37) | 7 | (28) | 89 | (45) | 1.00 | — |
| 4–6 | 44 | (20) | 6 | (24) | 38 | (19) | 2.01 | (0.63, 6.37) |
| 7–10 | 96 | (44) | 12 | (48) | 69 | (35) | 2.21 | (0.83, 5.91) |
| Cervicitis1 | 32 | (15) | 4 | (16) | 28 | (14) | 1.14 | (0.36, 3.56) |
1
Cervicitis defined as ≥30 PMNs on Gram stain. Two results missing from M. genitalium negative women.