Table 1: Association of sociodemographic information and clinical correlates with Treponema pallidum infection among the study population.
|
Characteristics |
No Tested (N=150) |
No (%) Positive |
p-value |
OR (95% CI) |
|
Age range (years) |
|
|
|
|
|
15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 > 55 |
26(17.2) 29(19.3 40(28.7) 31(20.7) 24(16.0) |
1(3.8) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 1(4.1) |
0.61 |
1.22((1.39-2.74) |
|
Marital Status |
|
|
|
|
|
Single Married Separated Widowed |
41(27.3) 85(56.7) 16(10.7) 8(5.3) |
1(2.4) 1(1.2) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) |
0.0579 |
1.14((0.86-1.77) |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
Male Female |
49(32.7) 101(67.3) |
1(2.0) 1(1.0) |
0.0313* |
1.57(1.43-2.81) |
|
Level of Education |
|
|
|
|
|
Primary Secondary Tertiary None |
61(40.7) 36((24.0) 12(8.0) 41(27.3) |
3(4.9) 2(5.6) 1(8.3) 5(12.2) |
0.066 |
0.83(0.9662-1.55 |
|
Knowledge about Syphilis |
|
|
|
|
|
Yes No |
63 (42.0) 87(58.0)
|
1(1.6) 1(1.1) |
0.157 |
|
|
Having multiple sexual partners |
|
|
|
|
|
Yes No |
46((30.7) 104(69.3) |
2(4.3) 0(0.0) |
0.043* |
|
|
Have tattoo, incision/tribal in any part of the body |
|
|
|
|
|
Yes No |
92(61.3) 58(38.7) |
1(1.1) 1(1.7) |
0,066 |
|
*P<0.05 was considered statistically significant (using Chi square test).