Table 4. Bivariable and multivariable analysis of socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women with curable sexually transmitted infections attending obstetric ward at Hawassa comprehensive and specialized hospital.
| Characteristics | Curable STI Number (%) | Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COR | P-value | AOR | P-value | ||
| Age | |||||
| <25 | 36(23.5) | 3.7(1.9–7.1) | < 0.001 | 2.7(1.1–6.6) | 0.031 |
| >25 | 15 (7.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Marital statues | |||||
| Married | 36(11.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Unmarried | 15(34.1) | 3.9 (1.9–7.9) | 0.020 | 3.4(1.1–10.4) | 0.028 |
| Occupation | |||||
| Self employed | 21(41.2) | 4.3(1.5–12.2) | 0.006 | 7.6(1.7–34.2) | 0.009 |
| Government worker | 17(15.9) | 2.3(0.8–6.7) | 0.105 | 3.7(0.9–15.8) | 0.078 |
| Non-government worker | 3(6.4) | 0.9(0.2–3.8) | 0.841 | 2.3(0.4–15.4) | 0.391 |
| Student | 5(10.9) | 1.5 (0.4–5.6) | 0.517 | 1.3(0.2–7.5) | 0.795 |
| Not employed | 5 (7.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Education | |||||
| Primary and below | 27(21.3) | 2.3(1.2–4.4) | 0.017 | 2.3(0.9–5.4) | 0.067 |
| Secondary and above | 223(63.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gestational age | |||||
| Term | 33 (11.1) | 1 | 1 | * | |
| Preterm | 18(34) | 3.7 (1.7–7.9) | 0.001 | 2.4(0.9–6.8) | 0.088 |
| Birth weight | |||||
| <2500gram | 13 (39.4) | 6.8(2.7–16.9) | <0.001 | 5.9(1.8–19.1) | 0.003 |
| ≥2500 gram | 38 (12.0) | 1 | 1 | * | |
| Vaginal discharge | |||||
| Yes | 33(55.9) | 14.4(6.8–30.8) | < 0.001 | 7.7(3.2–18.6) | < 0.001 |
| No | 18(6.2) | 1 | 1 | * | |
| Pain during urination | |||||
| Yes | 29(50.9) | 11.4(5.3–24.7) | < 0.001 | 6.5(2.6–16.2) | < 0.001 |
| No | 22(7.5) | 1 | 1 | * | |
| Number of lifetime sexual partners | |||||
| One | 30(10.2) | 1 | 1 | * | |
| More than one | 21(38.2) | 5.9 (2.7–12.8) | < 0.001 | 2.9(1.0–8.3) | 0.048 |
* Model adjusted for maternal age, marital status, occupation and educational level.
STIs, sexually transmitted infections.