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Table 2 Predictors of repeat testing among heterosexual women at initial consultation, June 2014 to December 2015

From: Repeat Chlamydia trachomatis testing among heterosexual STI outpatient clinic visitors in the Netherlands: a longitudinal study

 

Single testers

Repeat testers

   

Crude

Adjusted

 

n

%

n

%

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Total

63,875

84.6

11,612

15.4

    

Age

 13–19

8543

13.4

1559

13.4

1

–

–

–

 20–24

36,471

57.1

6623

57.0

0.99

(0.94–1.05)

–

–

 25+

18,861

29.5

3430

29.5

1.00

(0.93–1.06)

–

–

Education levela

 Low/medium

17,554

27.5

3201

27.6

1

–

1

–

 High

37,118

58.1

5422

46.7

0.80

(0.76–0.84)

0.88

(0.84–0.93)

Ethnicity

 Dutch

47,441

74.4

7906

68.2

1

–

1

–

 Western non-Dutch

3718

5.8

613

5.3

0.99

(0.91–1.08)

0.91

(0.83–1.00)

 Non-Western

12,650

19.8

3081

26.6

1.46

(1.40–1.53)

1.31

(1.26–1.39)

Number of sex partners in past 6 months

 0–1

21,107

33.7

2461

22.3

1

–

1

–

 2–3

29,046

46.4

5162

46.7

1.52

(1.45–1.60)

1.56

(1.48–1.64)

 4+

12,471

19.9

3421

31.0

2.35

(2.22–2.49)

2.27

(2.14–2.41)

Condom use at last sexual contact

 No

48,663

78.5

8214

72.6

1

–

1

–

 Yes

13,294

21.5

3097

27.4

1.38

(1.32–1.44)

1.10

(1.04–1.15)

Received partner notification

 No

53,816

84.7

9953

86.1

1

–

1

–

 Yes

9749

15.3

1610

13.9

0.89

(0.84–0.95)

0.80

(0.75–0.85)

Reported STI symptoms

 No

41,179

64.9

7253

62.8

1

–

1

–

 Yes

22,257

35.1

4287

37.2

1.09

(1.05–1.14)

1.08

(1.03–1.12)

History of STI (CT/GO/SY)a,b

 No

52,597

82.4

9215

79.4

1

–

1

–

 Yes

5072

7.9

1672

14.4

1.88

(1.77–2.00)

1.86

(1.74–1.98)

Chlamydia infection

 No

55,706

87.2

9136

78.7

1

–

1

–

 Yes

8169

12.8

2476

21.3

1.85

(1.76–1.94)

2.00

(1.89–2.11)

  1. Abbreviations: CT chlamydia, GO gonorrhoea, SY syphilis
  2. aMissing values included in the analysis as a separate category (ORs not shown)
  3. bIn 2014, history of STI was asked regarding the past 2 years. In 2015 this changed to the past year only