Table 5.
Variables by gonorrhea culture–status.
| Variable | Alla, N=639 | Negative, n=230 | Positive, n=400 | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | P value | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 26.9 (9.6) | 28.3 (10.2) | 26.3 (9.0) | 0.98 (0.96, 0.99) | .01 | |
| HIV-status, n (%) |
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.67 | |
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Positive | 46 (7.2) | 16 (7.4) | 30 (7.8) | 1.13 (0.60, 2.15) |
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Negative | 393 (61.5) | 147 (68.1) | 243 (64.5) | REF |
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Unknown | 200 (31.3) | 67 (29.1) | 127 (31.8) | 1.147 (0.80, 1.64) |
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| Engage in commercial sex, n (%) |
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.13 | |
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Yes | 98 (15.3) | 42 (18.3) | 55 (13.8) | 0.71 (0.46, 1.11) |
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No | 541 (84.7) | 188 (81.7) | 345 (86.3) | REF |
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| Condom useb, n (%) |
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.003 | |
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Always | 18 (3.0) | 8 (3.8) | 7 (1.9) | 0.71 (0.25, 2.05) |
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Sometimes | 403 (67.5) | 126 (59.4) | 274 (72.7) | 1.77 (1.23, 2.55) |
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Never | 176 (29.5) | 78 (36.8) | 96 (25.5) | REF |
|
| Previous episodes of gonorrheac, n |
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0.68 (0.56, 0.83) | <.001 | |
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mean (SD) | 0.43 (0.87) | 0.62 (1.13) | 0.32 (0.66) | N/A |
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range | 0-8 | 0-8 | 0-3 | N/A |
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| Number of sex partnersd, mean (SD) | 1.4 (1.7) | 1.4 (2.0) | 1.4 (1.5) | 0.99 (0.91, 1.10) | .98 | |
| Recent antibiotic use, n (%) | 0.73 (0.52, 1.02) | .07 | ||||
| Yes | 209 (32.7) | 86 (37.4) | 121 (30.3) | N/A | ||
| No | 430 (67.3) | 144 (62.6) | 279 (69.8) | N/A | ||
| Antibiotic therapye, n (%) | .17 | |||||
| Correct combination | 254 (42.3) | 85 (39.7) | 173 (43.3) | REF | ||
| Correct combination plus metronidazole or tinidazole | 199 (33.2) | 65 (30.4) | 132 (35.0) | 0.94 (0.64, 1.40) | ||
| Overtreatment | 42 (7.0) | 19 (8.9) | 23 (6.1) | 1.58 (0.82, 3.07) | ||
| Incorrect antibiotic combination | 106 (17.5) | 45 (21.0) | 59 (15.7) | 1.46 (0.92, 2.34) | ||
an=9 missing culture-status.
bn=42 responses were missing.
cn=21 responses were missing.
dn=7 responses were missing.
en=38 responses were missing.