Table 1 Demographic and behavioural characteristics of study participants attending the hospital STI clinic in Guangzhou, (n = 678)
Characteristics | Total | MG positive n (%) (percentage of individuals with the characteristic) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.827 | ||
Male | 489 | 36 (7.36, 5.04–9.68) | |
Female | 189 | 13 (6.88, 3.24–10.52) | |
Age (years) | 0.158 | ||
18–25 | 136 | 15 (11.03, 5.70–16.36) | |
26–45 | 474 | 30 (6.33, 4.13–8.53) | |
> 45 | 68 | 4 (5.88, 0.15–11.62) | |
Marital status | 0.264 | ||
Single | 309 | 23 (7.44, 4.50–10.39) | |
Currently married | 342 | 22 (6.43, 3.822–9.05) | |
Other | 27 | 4 (14.81, 0.49–29.14) | |
Time at local residence | 0.258 | ||
Less than 6 months | 155 | 8 (5.16, 1.64–8.68) | |
More than 6 months | 523 | 41 (7.83, 5.53–10.15) | |
Education level | 0.329 | ||
Middle school or less | 119 | 5 (4.20, 0.54–7.86) | |
Senior school | 109 | 8 (7.34, 2.37–12.31) | |
Secondary school or junior college | 203 | 13 (6.40, 3.00–9.80) | |
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 247 | 23 (9.31, 5.66–12.96) | |
Sexual orientation | 0.377 | ||
Heterosexual | 629 | 47 (7.47, 5.41–9.53) | |
MSM | 49 | 2 (4.08, 0.00–9.82) | |
Condom use in P6m | 0.035 | ||
Always | 76 | 1 (1.32, 0.00–3.94) | |
Not always | 602 | 48 (7.97, 5.80–10.14) | |
Sexual partners in *P6m | 0.474 | ||
0–1 | 368 | 23 (6.25, 3.77–8.73) | |
2 ~ 3 | 262 | 21 (8.02, 4.71–11.32) | |
> 3 | 48 | 5 (10.42, 1.45–19.38) | |
**Symptomatic | 0.001 | ||
No | 551 | 31 (5.63, 3.70–7.56) | |
Yes | 127 | 18 (14.17, 8.02–20.32) | |