Table 2.
Factors Associated with a Repeat STI Test for Adolescent Women who Returned to the ED after Initial STI Testing (n = 315)
| No STI Test n = 174, n (%) | Repeat STI Test n = 141, n (%) | Univariate Analysis* |
Final Multivariate Logistic Regression† |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P Value | OR (95% CI) | P Value | |||
| STI positive at Baseline | 41 (23.6) | 32 (22.7) | 1.0 (0.6–1.6) | .856 | 1.5 (0.66—3.6) | .31 |
| Black race‡ | 124(77.5) | 123 (89.1) | 2.4 (1.2–4.6) | .008 | 2.3 (1.1—4.5) | .02 |
| Age ≥ 18 | 58 (33.3) | 70 (49.6) | 2.0 (1.2–3.1) | .003 | 1.7 (1.05–2.8) | .03 |
| Treated at initial ED visit | 98 (56.3) | 93 (65.9) | 1.5 (0.9–2.4) | .08 | 1.1 (0.7–1.9) | .562 |
| Contacted§ | 28 (16.4) | 13 (9.4) | 0.5 (0.3–1.1) | .07 | 0.28 (0.1–0.8) | .017 |
ED, Emergency department; STI, Sexually transmitted infection
Chi-square test.
Final logistic regression model, n = 292.
Total n = 298, (missing race data in 17 subjects).
Total n = 309, (missing contact data in 6 subjects).