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Table 3 Predictors of repeat testing among heterosexual men 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

41,129

88.9

5157

11.1

    

Age

 13–19

2596

6.3

299

5.8

1

–

1

–

 20–24

19,139

46.5

2582

50.1

1.17

(1.03–1.33)

1.08

(0.94–1.23)

 25+

19,394

47.2

2276

44.1

1.02

(0.90–1.16)

0.82

(0.72–0.93)

Education levela,c

 Low

12,971

31.5

1516

29.4

1

–

1

–

 High

22,363

54.4

2376

46.1

0.91

(0.85–0.97)

0.98

(0.91–1.06)

Ethnicity

 Dutch

26,964

65.6

3006

58.3

1

–

1

–

 Western non-Dutch

2524

6.1

322

6.3

1.14

(1.01–1.29)

1.06

(0.93–1.20)

 Non-Western

11,602

28.2

1828

35.4

1.41

(1.33–1.50)

1.37

(1.28–1.46)

Number of sex partners in past 6 months

 0–1

8559

21.0

529

10.4

1

–

1

–

 2–3

16,191

39.7

1783

34.9

1.78

(1.61–1.97)

1.75

(1.58–1.94)

 4+

16,023

39.3

2801

54.8

2.83

(2.57–3.12)

2.80

(2.54–3.09)

Condom use at last sexual contact

 No

29,257

73.8

3720

74.5

1

–

–

–

 Yes

10,376

26.2

1273

25.5

0.96

(0.90–1.03)

–

–

Received partner notification

 No

30,763

75.2

3917

76.2

1

–

–

–

 Yes

10,155

24.8

1223

23.8

0.95

(0.88–1.01)

–

–

Reported STI symptoms

 No

26,968

65.9

3135

61.1

1

–

1

–

 Yes

13,939

34.1

1995

38.9

1.23

(1.16–1.31)

1.10

(1.03–1.17)

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

 No

34,088

82.9

4103

79.6

1

–

1

–

 Yes

2610

6.4

721

14.0

2.30

(2.10–2.51)

2.08

(1.90–2.28)

Chlamydia infection

 No

35,373

86.0

3910

75.8

1

–

1

–

 Yes

5756

14.0

1247

24.2

1.96

(1.83–2.10)

1.85

(1.72–1.99)

  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
  4. cIncluded in the multivariable model due to significance of the ‘missing values’ category (not shown)