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Table 2 Distribution N. gonorrhoeae infection in relation to substance use, and sexual risk behaviors of STI suspected patients (n = 186) seen at Gambella hospital, Ethiopia (March–July 2015)

From: Neisseria gonorrhoeae among suspects of sexually transmitted infection in Gambella hospital, Ethiopia: risk factors and drug resistance

Substance use and sexual risk behavior

N. gonorrhoeae infection

COR (95 % CI )

p value

AOR (95 % CI)

p value

Positive

Negative

(n = 2)

n (%)

(n = 165)

n (%)

Shisha use

Yes (11)

3 (27.3)

8 (72.7)

3.27 (0.80, 13.45)

0.100

  

No (175)

18 (10.3)

157 (89.7)

1*

 

Alcohol intake

Yes (83)

16 (19.3)

67 (80.7)

4.68 (1.64, 3.39)

0.004

5.53 (1.44, 21.24)

0.013

No (103)

5 (4.9)

98 (95.1)

1*

1*

CS

Yes (21)

8 (38.1)

13 (61.9)

7.20 (2.53, 20.50)

<0.001

4.84 (1.35, 17.34)

0.015

No (165)

13 (7.9)

152 (92.1)

1*

1*

 

Chewing khat

Yes (29)

5 (17.2)

24 (82.8)

1.84 (0.62, 5.48)

0.276

  

No (157)

16 (10.2)

141 (89.8)

1*

  

Condom use

Yes (39)

2 (5.1)

37 (94.9)

1*

0.188

1*

0.031

No (147)

19 (12.9)

128 (87.1)

2.75 (0.61, 2.34)

7.92 (1.21, 51.90)

NSP

1–2 (172)

15 (8.7)

157 (91.3)

1*

0.001

1*

0.024

>2 (14)

6 (42.9)

8 (51.1)

7.85 (2.40, 25.64)

6.12 (1.27, 29.86)

  1. CS cigarette smoking, NS number of sexual partner, 1 * indicator