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Table 4 Rectal gonorrhoea in partner 1, and associations with gonococcal infections by anatomic site in partner 2

From: Concordance of gonorrhoea of the rectum, pharynx and urethra in same-sex male partnerships attending a sexual health service in Melbourne, Australia

 

P2

 

% + ve (95% CI)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted ORa (95% CI)

Urethra -ve

Urethra +ve

Total

P1

Rectum -ve

931

11

942

1.2% (0.6 to 2.1)

Ref

Ref

Rectum +ve

26

22

48

45.8% (31.4 to 60.8)

71.6***

63.9***

 

Total

957

33

990

3.3% (2.3 to 4.6)

(31.5 to 162.9)

(24.7 to 165.6)

 

P2

 

% + ve (95% CI)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted ORa (95% CI)

Pharynx -ve

Pharynx +ve

Total

P1

Rectum -ve

927

15

942

1.6% (0.9 to 2.6)

Ref

Ref

Rectum +ve

37

11

48

22.9% (12.0 to 37.3)

18.4***

3.4

 

Total

964

26

990

2.6% (1.7 to 3.8)

(7.9 to 42.8)

(1.0 to 12.2)

 

P2

 

% + ve (95% CI)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted ORa (95% CI)

Rectum -ve

Rectum +ve

Total

P1

Rectum -ve

910

32

942

3.4% (2.3 to 4.8)

Ref

Ref

Rectum +ve

32

16

48

33.3% (20.4 to 48.4)

14.2***

6.9***

 

Total

942

48

990

4.8% (3.6 to 6.4)

(7.1 to 28.5)

(2.4 to 20.3)

  1. These analyses include only participants who were tested at both the rectum and pharynx
  2. aadjusted for gonorrhoea at other anatomic sites in partner 2, and for consistent condom use for receptive penile-anal sex with partner 2
  3. *p < 0.05
  4. **p < 0.01
  5. ***p < 0.001
  6. Abbreviations: P1, “partner 1”; P2, “partner 2”; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; aOR