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Table 3 Gonorrhea positivity and associations in men who have sex with men (MSM) attending MSHC 2002-2009

From: Trends in chlamydia and gonorrhea positivity among heterosexual men and men who have sex with men attending a large urban sexual health service in Australia, 2002-2009

 

Anal Gonorrhea

Pharyngeal Gonorrhea

 

Number tested

Number positive (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted ORb(95% CI)

Number tested

Number positive (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted ORb(95% CI)

All MSM

5833

178 (3.05)

  

6980

128 (1.83)

  

Year of test a

   

0.93 (0.87-1.00)

0.95 (0.88-1.04)

  

0.99 (0.91-1.07)

1.01 (0.93-1.11)

Age group

< 25

1496

62 (4.14)

2.28 (1.44-3.60)

2.46 (1.54-3.94)

1735

47 (2.71)

1.00

2.68 (1.63-4.41)

25-34

2314

68 (2.94)

1.56 (0.99-2.45)

1.54 (0.96-2.46)

2677

50 (1.87)

0.68 (0.46-1.02)

1.70 (1.05-2.78)

> 35

2022

48 (2.37)

1.00

1.00

2567

31 (1.22)

0.44 (0.28-0.69)

1.00

No. male sexual partners 12 mo

0-1

784

11 (1.40)

1.00

1.00

965

10 (1.04)

1.00

 

> 1

4384

144 (3.28)

2.39 (1.29-4.43)

1.83 (0.91-3.64)

5314

107 (2.01)

1.96 (1.02-3.77)

 

Condom use 12 mo

always

2093

48 (2.29)

1.00

     

sometimes, usually, never

2761

112 (4.06)

1.80 (1.28-2.54)

     

No. male sexual partners 3 mo

0-1

1861

36 (1.93)

1.00

 

2261

29 (1.28)

1.00

1.00

> 1

3465

126 (3.64)

1.91 (1.32-2.78)

 

4187

94 (2.25)

1.77 (1.16-2.69)

1.63 (1.05-2.54)

Condom use 3 mo

always

2107

54 (2.56)

1.00

1.00

    

sometimes, usually, never

2414

101 (4.18)

1.66 (1.19-2.32)

1.64 (1.13-2.39)

    

Contact with infection or symptomatic presentation

    

No

2425

41 (1.69)

1.00

1.00

2876

29 (1.01)

1.00

1.00

Yes

1960

113 (5.77)

3.56 (2.48-5.11)

3.63 (2.45-5.38)

2468

85 (3.44)

3.50 (2.29-5.36)

3.69 (2.40-5.68)

  1. a The odds ratio (OR) shows the association with chlamydia with each additional calendar year.
  2. b Adjusted for age, number of sexual partners last 12 months, condom use last 3 months and contact history or symptomatic presentation.
  3. OR = odds ratio, MSHC Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, mo = months