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Table 2 Risk factors for being diagnosed with STI at screening: results from univariate and multivariate logistic regression models

From: High prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections among women living in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Variable

Univariate analysis

p-value

Multivariate analysis

p-value

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

HIV infection status

    

HIV negative

1

 

1

 

HIV positive

1.56 (1.34-1.83)

<0.0001

1.50 (1.27-1.76)

<0.0001

Age (years)

    

<25

1.60 (1.33-1.92)

0.000

1.36 (1.11-1.68)

0.003

25 - 34

1.17 (0.95-1.43)

0.137

1.08 (0.87-1.34)

0.480

35+

1

-

1

-

Education

    

Less than high school

1.67 (1.42-1.96)

<0.00001

1.75 (1.49-2.06)

<0.0001

Marital status

    

Not married

2.47 (1.84-3.32)

<0.0001

1.60 (1.14-2.24)

0.006

Co-habitation status

    

Non-cohabiting

1.73 (1.43-2.07)

<0.0001

1.27 (1.03-1.60)

0.024

  1. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.