From: Prevalence and risk factors of syphilis infection among drug addicts
Male | Female | |||||
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N with test | % with reactive TPHA -Test | P | N with test | % with reactive TPHA -Test | p 1 | |
Overall | 890 | 1.9 | 259 | 8.5 | ||
Age groups | 0.55 | 0.05 | ||||
below 21 years | 56 | 1.8 | 23 | 13.0 | ||
21–30 years | 406 | 1.7 | 128 | 6.3 | ||
31–40 years | 356 | 1.7 | 80 | 6.3 | ||
over 40 years | 72 | 4.2 | 28 | 21.4 | ||
Illicit drug abuse | 0.28 | 0.13 | ||||
no or <2 y | 91 | 4.4 | 33 | 0 | ||
2 to 4 y | 193 | 1.0 | 45 | 6.7 | ||
5–7 y | 106 | 1.9 | 31 | 16.1 | ||
>7 y | 500 | 1.8 | 150 | 9.3 | ||
Migration background | 0.184 | 0.374 | ||||
Native German | 694 | 1.6 | 233 | 9.0 | ||
Migrants | 196 | 3.1 | 26 | 3.8 | ||
Stable partnership | 0.60 | 0.60 | ||||
no or <1 year | 558 | 1.8 | 142 | 9.9 | ||
1 to 4 years | 171 | 1.2 | 72 | 8.3 | ||
≥ 5 years | 150 | 2.7 | 41 | 4.9 | ||
Number of sexual partners in the last 5 years | 0.61 | 0.00 | ||||
0–1 | 247 | 1.6 | 49 | 2.0 | ||
2–5 | 315 | 2.2 | 86 | 3.5 | ||
6–20 | 192 | 1.0 | 33 | 0 | ||
>20 | 136 | 2.9 | 91 | 19.8 | ||
Sex for drugs/money | 0.52 | 0.00 | ||||
never | 826 | 1.8 | 147 | 2.7 | ||
seldom | 22 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
frequent | 22 | 4.5 | 75 | 22.7 | ||
Sex on the first day | 0.89 | 0.00 | ||||
never | 502 | 1.6 | 120 | 1.7 | ||
seldom | 215 | 1.9 | 41 | 2.4 | ||
frequent | 137 | 2.2 | 90 | 18.9 | ||
Condom use with risky partner | 0.53 | 0.01 | ||||
never | 232 | 1.3 | 73 | 1.4 | ||
up to half of the cases | 166 | 1.2 | 34 | 2.9 | ||
in 3/4 of the cases | 33 | 0 | 14 | 21.4 | ||
nearly always | 182 | 1.6 | 73 | 15.1 | ||
no risky intercourse | 236 | 3.0 | 52 | 7.7 |