Table 3 Association between NG and selected characteristics of study subjects
Characteristics | No. positive (%) | No. negative (%) | Chi-square P value | OR (CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (N = 186) | |||||
15-24 | 3 (8.6) | 32 (91.4) | 7.0 (0.03)) | 1.5 (0.0) | 0.9 |
25-34 | 2 (2.8) | 70 (97.2) | 4.6 (0.0) | 0.9 | |
* ≥ 35 | 0 (0.0) | 84 (100.0) | |||
Number of births (N = 190) | |||||
0 | 3 (13.6) | 19 (86.4) | 12.9 | 2.5 (0.0) | 1 |
1-3 | 2 (2.6) | 76 (97.4) | (0.002) | 4.2 (0.0) | 1 |
* ≥ 4 | 0 (0.000) | 91 (100.0) | |||
Number of sexual partners in past one year (N = 191) | |||||
0 | 0 (0.0) | 10 (100.0) | 23 | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 |
1 | 3 (1.7) | 171 (98.3) | (0.00) | 2.8(0.0) | 1.0 |
2 | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 8.0(0.0) | 1.0 | |
≥3 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | |||
Age at first intercourse (N = 189) | |||||
9-15 | 1 (2.0) | 48 (89.0) | 3.3 | 1.1 | |
16-22 | 4 (3.1) | 127 (96.9) | 0.6 (0.9) | 5.0 | 1.1 |
≥23 | 0(0.0) | 11 (100.0) | |||
Frequency of sexual intercourse (N = 187) | |||||
Every day | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 2.2 (0.)) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Once a week | 5 (3.8) | 127 (96.2) | 6.3 | 0.9 | |
Twice in a month | 0 (0.0) | 7 (100.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
≤ once a month | 0 (0.0) | 46 (100.0) | |||
Contraceptive use (N = 191) | |||||
No contraceptive use | 4 (2.1) | 144 (75.4) | 0.2 (1.0) | 1.0 | 1 |
Hormonal contraceptive use | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100.0) | 0.0 | 0.9 | |
*Non hormonal contraceptive use | 1 (0.5) | 36 (18.8) |