Table 3.
Factors associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection—OR
Variable | Neisseria gonorrhoeae qPCR test | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value χ2 |
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Positive | Negative | |||||
N | % | N | % | |||
Gender identity | ||||||
Transgender | 6 | 5.3 | 4 | 1 | 5.37 (1.49 to 19.37) | 0.00 |
Non-transgender people | 107 | 94.7 | 383 | 99 | ||
Last Pap Smear test | ||||||
>1 year ago | 30 | 81.1 | 64 | 61.5 | 2.68 (1.08 to 6.67) | 0.03 |
<1 year ago | 7 | 18.9 | 40 | 38.5 | ||
Place for personal hygiene | ||||||
Public place | 107 | 94.7 | 341 | 88.1 | 2.41 (1.00 to 5.79) | 0.04 |
House, apartment | 6 | 5.3 | 46 | 11.9 | ||
Had sexual contact while having an STI | ||||||
Yes | 24 | 57.1 | 57 | 36.3 | 2.34 (1.17 to 4.67) | 0.02 |
No | 18 | 42.9 | 100 | 63.7 | ||
Frequency of intercourse | ||||||
Daily | 15 | 13.3 | 22 | 6.4 | 2.23 (1.12 to 4.47) | 0.02 |
Once a week or less | 98 | 86.7 | 321 | 93.6 | ||
Sexual partners in the last 6 months | ||||||
>11 partners | 19 | 17.3 | 33 | 9 | 2.12 (1.15 to 3.90) | 0.01 |
<10 partners | 91 | 82.7 | 335 | 91 | ||
HIV | ||||||
Positive | 6 | 5.3 | 10 | 2.6 | 2.11 (0.75 to 5.95) | 0.09 |
Negative | 107 | 94.7 | 377 | 97.4 | ||
Type of sexual intercourse (last time) | ||||||
Oral and/or anal | 17 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 2.03 (1.08 to 3.83) | 0.03 |
Vaginal | 96 | 85 | 356 | 92 | ||
Sleeping in a homeless care centre | ||||||
Yes | 99 | 87.6 | 307 | 79.3 | 1.84 (1.00 to 3.40) | 0.05 |
No | 14 | 12.4 | 80 | 20.7 | ||
Number of sexual partners in lifetime | ||||||
>100 | 18 | 16.1 | 36 | 9.8 | 1.77 (0.96 to 3.25) | 0.07 |
<100 | 94 | 83.9 | 332 | 90.2 | ||
Sex work | ||||||
Yes | 17 | 15 | 37 | 9.6 | 1.68 (0.90 to 3.11) | 0.10 |
No | 96 | 85 | 350 | 90.4 | ||
Last sexual contact | ||||||
Commercial sex | 27 | 23.9 | 66 | 17.1 | 1.53 (0.92 to 2.54) | 0.10 |
Stable or casual | 86 | 76.1 | 321 | 82.9 | ||
Domestic violence | ||||||
Yes | 35 | 31 | 85 | 24.8 | 1.36 (0.85 to 2.18) | 0.20 |
No | 78 | 69 | 258 | 75.2 | ||
Sex | ||||||
Female | 38 | 33.6 | 110 | 28.4 | 1.28 (0.82 to 2.00) | 0.29 |
Male | 75 | 66.4 | 277 | 71.6 |
STI, sexually transmitted infection.