Association of STI with sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics
| Lifetime syphilis infection (TPPA+ve) | Lifetime HSV-2 infection (HSV-2 +ve) | Current infection with N gonorrhoeae/C trachomatis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | (n) | % +ve | OR* (95% CI) | % +ve | OR** (95% CI) | % +ve | OR*** (95% CI) |
| *p Value and OR adjusted for site of recruitment, age, education and workplace; **p value and OR adjusted for site of recruitment, age, marital status and workplace; ***p value and OR adjusted for site of recruitment, age, workplace, and number of casual partners. | |||||||
| Age (years) | p=0.01 | p=0.0004 | p=0.0001 | ||||
| <20 | (52) | 26.9 | 1.00 | 59.6 | 1.00 | 36.5 | 1.00 |
| 20–24 | (210) | 41.9 | 2.28 (1.11 to 4.69) | 88.1 | 4.54 (2.04 to 10.13) | 37.6 | 0.93 (0.47 to 1.85) |
| 25–29 | (222) | 46.4 | 2.76 (1.34 to 5.66) | 90.1 | 6.03 (2.54 to 14.29) | 26.1 | 0.40 (0.19 to 0.81) |
| 30+ | (116) | 50.0 | 3.41 (1.54 to 7.58) | 89.7 | 5.29 (1.94 to 14.39) | 20.7 | 0.34 (0.14 to 0.86) |
| Education (17 missing values) | p=0.002 | p=0.08 | p=0.5 | ||||
| primary incomplete | (96) | 58.3 | 1.00 | 90.6 | 1.00 | 34.0 | 1.00 |
| primary complete | (433) | 41.6 | 0.47 (0.29 to 0.77) | 84.7 | 0.55 (0.24 to 5.65) | 28.6 | 1.02 (0.60 to 1.70) |
| secondary | (54) | 31.5 | 0.31 (0.14 to 0.66) | 92.6 | 1.47 (0.39 to 5.52) | 30.3 | 1.50 (0.68 to 3.27) |
| Marital status | p=0.5 | p=0.02 | p=0.6 | ||||
| single | (209) | 37.8 | 1.00 | 78.9 | 1.00 | 34.4 | 1.00 |
| cohabiting/married | (127) | 47.2 | 0.48 (0.70 to 2.20) | 87.4 | 1.47 (0.66 to 3.23) | 22.8 | 0.70 (0.37 to 1.36) |
| widowed/divorced | (264) | 47.7 | 1.28 (0.83 to 1.96) | 92.4 | 2.55 (1.30 to 4.98) | 30.3 | 0.88 (0.55 to 1.38) |
| Workplace | p=0.04 | p=0.009 | p=0.01 | ||||
| Modern bar | (289) | 45.7 | 1.00 | 90.3 | 1.00 | 33.9 | 1.00 |
| Traditional bar | (169) | 52.7 | 1.29 (0.70 to 2.37) | 89.3 | 0.52 (0.19 to 1.37) | 32.5 | 1.88 (0.96 to 3.67) |
| Guesthouse/hotel | (113) | 25.7 | 0.57 (0.33 to 0.98) | 74.3 | 0.31 (0.15 to 0.63) | 14.2 | 0.52 (0.27 to 0.99) |
| Kiosk (minibar) | (29) | 51.7 | 1.38 (0.61 to 3.11) | 82.8 | 0.34 (0.09 to 1.14) | 27.9 | 1.21 (0.51 to 2.82) |
| Number of casual partners | p=0.7 | p=0.3 | p=0.0007 | ||||
| No casual partner past year | (255) | 42.0 | 1.00 | 84.3 | 1.00 | 23.9 | 1.00 |
| ⩾ One casual partners past year | (205) | 45.4 | 1.19 (0.78 to 1.82) | 85.8 | 1.32 (0.72 to 2.44) | 30.2 | 1.82 (1.14 to 2.92) |
| Any new partner past month | (140) | 46.4 | 1.16 (0.71 to 1.87) | 92.1 | 1.90 (0.83 to 4.32) | 40.7 | 2.63 (1.56 to 4.43) |