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Table 2 Positivity rates and determinants for Chlamydia trachomatis repeat infections, CRI study Rotterdam 2012

From: Retesting for genital Chlamydia trachomatis among visitors of a sexually transmitted infections clinic: randomized intervention trial of home- versus clinic-based recall

    

Univariate logistic regression

Multivariate (n = 72)

 
 

N Tested

n pos

% pos

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

Type of test offered (n = 75)

         

Test-kit by post

50

8

16.0

0.8

(0.2-2.6)

0.67

   

Invitation to STI clinic

25

5

20.0

1

     

Gender (n = 75)

         

Male

10

1

10.0

1

    

ns

Female

65

12

18.5

2.0

(0.2-17.7)

0.52

   

Age (n = 75)

         

15-19 years

15

4

26.7

2.1

(0.4-11.0)

0.40

   

20-24 years

40

6

15.0

1.0

(0.2-4.5)

1.0

   

25 years and above

20

3

15.0

1

     

Ethnicity (n = 75)

         

Dutch

38

3

7.9

1

    

ns

Non-Dutch

37

10

27.0

4.3

(10.8-17.3)

0.04

   

Educational level (n = 75)

         

Low

16

3

18.8

5.3

(0.5-56.4)

0.17

  

ns

Medium

35

9

25.7

8.0

(0.9-67.7)

0.06

   

High

24

1

4.2

1

     

Age at first sex (n = 75)

         

< 16 years

37

5

13.5

0.9

(0.1-5.1)

0.87

   

16-17 years

25

6

24.0

1.7

(0.3-10.1)

0.54

   

18 years and above

13

2

15.4

1

     

CT infection previously to infection at T0 (n = 75)

Yes

26

3

11.5

0.5

(0.1-2.0)

0.34

   

No

49

10

20.4

1

     

Complaints reported at T1 (n = 72)*

Complaints yes

29

9

31.0

6.0

(1.5-24.6)

0.01

1.61

(1.6-51.2)

0.01

Complaints no

43

3

7.0

1

  

1

  

No of partners in past 6 months at T1 (n = 72)*

 

0 partners

3

0

0.0

0

(0.0-0.0)

0.99

  

ns

1 partner

32

3

9.4

1

     

2 partners

19

4

21.1

2.6

(0.5-13.0)

0.25

   

3 or more partners

18

5

27.8

3.7

(0.8-17.9)

0.10

   

Ethnicity sex partner T1 (n = 54)

Concordant (NL/NL)

20

3

15.0

1

     

Discordant (NL/non-NL)

14

2

14.3

0.9

(0.1-6.5)

0.95

   

Concordant (non-NL/non-NL)

20

6

30.0

2.4

(0.5-11.5)

0.26

   

Sex with previous - untreated - partner; T1 (n = 72)*

No

26

2

7.7

1

    

ns

Yes

23

4

17.4

2.5

(0.4-15.3)

0.31

   

Not relevant, no sex with previous partner

23

6

26.1

4.2

(0.8-23.6)

0.10

   

New sex partner since treatment T1 (n = 72)*

Yes

38

9

23.7

3.2

(0.8-13.0)

0.10

  

ns

No

34

3

8.8

1

     

Sexual Risk (n = 70)*

         

No old or new partners

31

1

3.2

1

    

ns

Risk through old partners only

16

2

12.5

4.3

(0.4-15.3)

0.25

   

Risk through new partners only

16

5

31.3

13.6

(1.5-130.1)

0.02

   

Risk through new as well as old partners

7

2

28.6

12.0

(0.9-158.4)

0.06

   
  1. * Denominators of parameters are less than 75, due to the fact that not all respondents answered these questions.