Table 1.
Prevalence of N. gonorrhoeae described by socio-demographic characteristics and known risk factors for STI, Gondar town, North West Ethiopia from April–August 2016
| Characteristics | Total N (%), n = 120 | N. gonorrhoeae + ve (%),n = 25 |
N. gonorrhoeae
- ve (%), n = 95 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 21(17.5) | 6 (29) | 15 (71) |
| Female | 99(82.5) | 19(19) | 80(81) |
| Age | |||
| 15–29 | 80(66.7) | 17(21) | 63(79) |
| 30–45 | 40(33,3) | 8(20) | 32(80) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 62(51.7) | 14(23) | 48(77) |
| Married | 58(48.3) | 11(19) | 47(81) |
| Educational status | |||
| Illiterate | 46(38.3) | 9(20) | 37(80) |
| Literate | 74(61.7) | 16(22) | 58(78) |
| Occupation | |||
| Government employed | 31(25.8) | 7(23) | 24(77) |
| House wife | 26(21.7) | 3(11) | 23(89) |
| CSW | 11(9.2) | 2(18) | 9(82) |
| No | 23(19.2) | 5(22) | 18(78) |
| Self-employed | 29(24.1) | 8(18) | 21(72) |
| Income | |||
| No | 37(30.8) | 7(19) | 30(81) |
| < 800 | 25(20.8) | 7(18) | 18(72) |
| 801–1600 | 31(25.8) | 5(16) | 26(84) |
| > 1600 | 27(22.5) | 6(22) | 21(78) |
| Knowledge about STI | |||
| No | 54(45) | 10(19) | 44(81) |
| Yes | 66(55) | 15(23) | 51(77) |
| Alcohol use | |||
| No | 39(32.5) | 5(13) | 34(87) |
| Yes | 81(67.5) | 20(25) | 61(75) |
| Khat chewing | |||
| No | 102(86) | 21(21) | 81(79) |
| Yes | 18(14) | 4(28) | 13(72) |
| Smoking | |||
| No | 111(93) | 22(20) | 89(80) |
| Yes | 9(7.5) | 3(33) | 6(67) |
| History of abortion | |||
| No | 55(55.5) | 12(22) | 43(78) |
| Yes | 44(44.5) | 7(15) | 37(84) |
| Sexual partner | |||
| One partner | 38(31.6) | 7(18) | 31(82) |
| More than one partner | 82(68.3) | 18(22) | 64(78) |
| Condom use | |||
| Never | 69(57.5) | 13(19) | 56(81) |
| S/Rarely | 38(32) | 9(24) | 29(76) |
| Always | 13(10.5) | 3(15) | 11(85) |
| Males sexual contact with prostitute women | |||
| No | 16(13) | 1(6) | 15(94) |
| S/Rarely | 100(83) | 21(21) | 79(79) |
| Yes | 5(4) | 3(60) | 2(40) |
| History of STI | |||
| No | 53(44.2) | 9(17) | 44(83) |
| Yes | 67(55.8) | 16(24) | 51(76) |
| Commonly using toillet & washing materials | |||
| No | 81(67.5) | 19(23) | 62(77) |
| Yes | 39(32.5) | 6(15) | 33(85) |
| Contact new person the last 3 months | |||
| No | 78(65) | 16(21) | 62(79) |
| Yes | 42(35) | 9(21) | 33(79) |
| HIV status | |||
| Positive | 17(14.2) | 1(6) | 16(94) |
| Negative | 103(86) | 24(23) | 79(77) |
+ ve infected with N. gonorrhoeae, , ve non-infected with N. gonorrhoeae, S/Rarely sometimes or rarely, CSW Commercial Sex Workers, STI Sexual Transmitted Infection, HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus