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Table 2 Clinical Presentation of Patients with Gonorrhea and Chlamydia

From: Risk factors associated with gonorrhea and chlamydia transmission in selected health facilities in Ghana

 

Male

Female

Total (N = 401)

GC + ve n(%)

P-value

CT + ve n(%)

P-value

Total (N = 549)

GC + ve n(%)

P-value

CT + ve n(%)

P-value

Variable

 Painful Urination

  

0.001

 

0.283

  

0.856

 

0.724

  Yes

238

119(50.0)

 

40(16.8)

 

221

37(16.7)

 

17(7.7)

 

  No

163

54(33.1)

 

21(12.9)

 

328

53(16.2)

 

28(8.5)

 

 Discharge

  

0.000

 

0.270

  

0.952

 

0.146

  Yes

321

153(47.7)

 

52(16.2)

 

489

80(16.4)

 

43(8.8)

 

  No

80

20(25.0)

 

9(11.3)

 

60

10(16.7)

 

2(3.3)

 

 Pain in penis or vagina

  

0.767

 

0.219

  

0.813

 

0.378

  Yes

112

47(42.0)

 

21(18.8)

 

153

26(17.0)

 

10(6.5)

 

  No

289

126(43.6)

 

40(13.8)

 

396

64(16.2)

 

35(8.8)

 

 Foul smell

  

0.767

 

0.763

  

0.544

 

0.101

  Yes

67

30(44.8)

 

11(16.4)

 

161

24(14.9)

 

18(11.2)

 

  No

334

143(42.8)

 

50(15.0)

 

388

66(17.0)

 

27(7.0)

 

 Painful sex

  

0.640

 

0.764

  

0.474

 

0.629

  Yes

23

11(47.8)

 

4(17.4)

 

107

20(18.7)

 

10(9.4)

 

  No

378

162(42.9)

 

57(15.1)

 

442

70(15.8)

 

35(7.9)

 

 Bleeding from Penis or vagina

  

0.024

 

0.501

  

0.424

 

0.647

  Yes

12

9(75.0)

 

1(8.3)

 

60

12(20.0)

 

4(6.7)

 

  No

389

144(42.2)

 

60(15.4)

 

489

78(16.0)

 

41(8.4)

 

 Genital itching

  

0.304

 

0.527

  

0.392

 

0.833

  Yes

42

15(35.7)

 

5(11.9)

 

129

18(14.0)

 

10(7.8)

 

  No

359

158(44.0)

 

56(15.6)

 

420

72(17.1)

 

35(8.3)