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Table 4 Impact of socio-economic status of patients on the prevalence of chlamydia

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

Income range less than 1000

Yes

96

34 (35.4)

χ2 = 0.425, P = 0.515, OR = 1.204, 95 % CI 0.68–2.103

No

131

41 (31.3)

 

Number of dependents

1–3 dependents

87

26 (29.9)

χ2 = 0.474, P = 0.491, OR = 0.816, 95 % CI 0.457–1.456

4–6 dependents

98

33 (33.7)

χ2 = 0.093, P = 0.760, OR 1.093, 95 % CI 0.622–1.915

7–13

38

13 (34.2)

χ2 = 0.093, P = 0.760, OR = 1.092, 95 % CI 0.522–2.283

Education

Primary school

64

17 (26.6)

χ2 = 1.533, P = 0.216, OR = 0.670, 95 % CI 0.355–1.266

Secondary school

128

46 (35.9)

χ2 = 1.259, P = 0.262, OR = 1.367, 95 % CI 0.0.791–2.364

Tertiary school

20

6 (30.0)

χ2 = 0.076, P = 0.782, OR = 0.869, 95 % CI 0.321–2.356

 

No education

26

9 (34.6)

χ2 = 0.045, P = 0.832, OR = 1.097, 95 % CI 0.465–2.586