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Table 3 Individual factors associated with results for Syphilis among riverine, in the Brazilian Amazon. 2020–2021

From: Social and individual vulnerability factors associated with syphilis among populations living on islands in the Brazilian Amazon

Individual

Rapid test – T. pallidum

Total n (%)

Binary Regression

Multiple regression

Non-reactive Reactive n (%)

 

OR (95% CI)

p

aOR (95% CI)

p

Currently have a sexual partner

 No

62(88.6)

8(11.4)

70(21.5)

2.86 (1.10; 7.41)

0.05

 

0.59

 Yes

244(95.7)

11(4.3)

255(78.5)

Ref

   

History of STI (last 6 months)

 No

29(96.7)

1(3.3)

30(9.2)

Ref

   

 Yes

277(93.9)

18(6.1)

295(90.8)

1.88 (0.24; 14.6)

0.83

  

Sex with more than one partner in the past 6 months

 No

252(95.5)

12(4.5)

264(82.2)

Ref

   

 Yes

50(87.7)

7(12.3)

57(17.8)

2.94 (1.10; 7.83)

0.03

4.20 (1.46; 12.05)

0.007

 NIa

4

 

4

    

Frequency of condom use (last 3 months)

 Never

164(94.3)

10(5.7)

174(57.4)

0.79 (0.20; 3.01)

0.98

  

 Sometimes

82(94.3)

5(5.7)

87(28.7)

0.76 (0.17; 3.36)

0.97

  

 Everytime

39(92.9)

3(7.1)

42(13.9)

Ref

   

 NIa

21

1

22

    

Condom use during recent sexual intercourse (last time)

 No

207(94.5)

12(5.5)

219(68.7)

0.77 (0.29; 2.01)

0.78

  

 Yes

93(93.0)

7(7.0)

100(31.3)

Ref

   

 NIa

6

0

6

    

Broken condom (at any time during life)

 No

218(94.0)

14(6.0)

232(73.7)

Ref

   

 Yes

78(94.0)

5(6.0)

83(26.3)

0.99 (0.34; 2.86)

0.79

  

 NIa

10

0

10

    
  1. STI Sexually Transmitted Infections, OR odds ratio, CI confidence intervals, Ref. reference, aOR adjusted odds ratio
  2. a NI: not informed/do not want/do not know—not considered for statistical calculation