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Table 6 Prevalence of chlamydia in relation to the sexual behavior of the participants

From: Prevalence of chlamydia among HIV positive and HIV negative patients in the Vhembe District as detected by real time PCR from urine samples

Variables

Characteristics

Total (N)

Positive N (%)

Statistics

Age at first sex

12–15 years

16

7 (43.8)

χ2 = 0.691, P = 0.406,

OR = 1.544, 95 % CI 0.551–4.327

16–18 years

108

42 (38.9)

χ2 = 2.056, P = 0.152,

OR = 1.511, 95 % CI 0.858–2.662

19–22 years

70

20 (28.6)

χ2 = 3.633, P = 0.045,

OR = 0.681, 95 % CI 0.367–1.264

23 years and above

16

5 (22)

χ2 = 3.633, P = 0.057,

OR = 0.254, 95 % CI 0.056–1.149

No of sex partners since first sex

1–4 sex partners

129

48 (37.2)

χ2 = 0.889, P = 0.346,

OR = 1.33, 95 % CI 0.73–2.427

5–9 sex partners

38

12 (31.6)

χ2 = 0711, P = 0.646,

OR = 0.838, 95 % CI 0.395–1.781

More than 10 partner

40

12 (30.0)

χ2 = 0.500, P = 0.480,

OR = 0.764, 95 % CI 0.362–1.612

No of sex partners the previous year

0 partners

64

20 (31.3)

χ2 = 0.412, P = 0.521,

OR = 0.815, 95 % CI 0.436–1.524

1 partner

114

44 (38.6)

χ2 = 1.893, P = 0.169,

OR = 1.496, 95 % CI 0.842–2.657

2–4 partners

27

7 (25.9)

χ2 = 0.992, P = 0.319,

OR = 0.631, 95 % CI 0.254–1.571

5 or more partners

7

2 (28.6)

χ2 = 0.110, P = 0.740,

OR = 0.755, 95 % CI 0.143–3.990

Condom use

Always

84

24 (29.8)

χ2 = 1.841, P = 0.175

OR = 0.605, 95 % CI 0.292–1.253

Never

13

4 (30.8)

χ2 = 0.070, P = 0.791,

OR = 0.847, 95 % CI 0.246–2.913

Sometimes

38

17 (44.7)

χ2 = 2.677, P = 0.102,

OR = 1.898, 95 % CI 0.876–4.113

Currently abstaining from sex

No

46

46 (34.2)

χ2 = 0.000, P = 0.988,

OR = 1.005, 95 % CI 0.559–1.804

Yes

27

27 (34.1)

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