Table 3.
Risk factors for chlamydia and/or gonorrhoea infection*
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis† |
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Predictors | OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | Adjusted 95% CI |
Sociodemographic factors | ||||
Age (⩽30 vs. >30), (n=545) | 4.0 | 2.1–7.5 | 3.3 | 1.7–6.7 |
Length of time in a relationship (⩽4 yrs vs. >4 yrs), (n=530) | 2.3 | 1.5–3.8 | 1.2 | 0.67–2.1 |
Sexual history factors | ||||
Number of lifetime sex partners (> 1 vs. 1) | 2.1 | 1.3–3.4 | 1.9 | 1.1–3.1 |
Partner works in city (n=526) | 2.5 | 1.3–4.8 | 2.0 | 0.84–4.9 |
Economic factors | ||||
Difficulty in transport to clinic (yes vs. no) | 2.3 | 1.4–3.6 | 2.5 | 1.5–4.3 |
Farming as occupation | 0.57 | 0.35–0.90 | 0.79 | 0.43–1.5 |
Market vendor as occupation | 0.61 | 0.37–1.0 | 0.54 | 0.30–0.97 |
Domestic servant as occupation | 6.0 | 2.8–12.7 | 4.1 | 1.6–10.4 |
Partner’s occupation, farming | 0.52 | 0.30–0.91 | 1.1 | 0.49–2.5 |
Partner’s occupation, construction worker (n=529) | 2.3 | 1.1–5.0 | 2.2 | 0.94–5.2 |
n=549 unless otherwise indicated. Fewer than 549 observations indicate missing data in column on the left indicates missing data for the univariate analysis
n=521 for multivariate model due to missing data