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. 2022 Mar 1;12(3):e054966. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054966

Table 3.

Factors associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection—OR

Variable Neisseria gonorrhoeae qPCR test Unadjusted
OR
(95% CI)
P value
χ2
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.