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. 2021 Feb 4;98(1):32–37. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2020-054718

Table 3.

Slopes of average change in a given risky sexual behaviour over follow-up and rate ratio for every 4 or 12 (for STIs) weeks increase in follow-up

STIs Coefficient (slope) (95% CI) Rate ratio P value
Any STI −0.15 (−0.19 to −0.11) 0.86 (0.83–0.90) <0.001
Chlamydia trachomatis −0.07 (−0.14 to 0.004) 0.93 (0.87–1.01) 0.066
Trichomonas vaginalis −0.22 (−0.27 to −0.16) 0.81 (0.76–0.85) <0.001
Neisseria gonorrhoeae −0.16 (−0.27 to −0.06) 0.85 (0.77–0.94) 0.002
Sexual behaviour (self-reported)
Condom use at last sex act −0.002 (−0.03 to 0.03) 0.99 (0.97–1.03) 0.896
Having two or more sexual partners −0.02 (−0.04 to 0.008) 0.98 (0.97–1.001) 0.06
Non condom use over time −0.03 (−0.07 to 0.01) 0.97 (0.94–1.01) 0.177