Table 4 Factors associated with syphilis seropositivity at delivery: Logistic regression analysis
Patient’s characteristic | Syphilis results | Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive n (%) | Negativen (%) | OR [95% CI] | p-value | OR [95% CI] | p-value | |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<20 (81) | 1 (1.23) | 80 (98.7) | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
≥20 (582) | 14 (2.4) | 568 (97.6) | 1.97 [0.255 - 15.198] | 0.515 | 1.53 [0.179-13.147] | 0.69 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Informal (36) | 2 (5.7) | 34 (94.3) | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Formal | 13 (2.1) | 614 (97.9) | 2.77 [0.602 - 12.807] | 0.190 | 2.09 [0.410-10.691] | 0.37 |
HIV status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Negative (615) | 9 (1.5) | 606 (98.5) | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Positive (48) | 6 (12.5) | 42 (87.5) | 9.61 [3.28 - 28.35] | 0.0001 | 9.13 [2.889-28.867] | 0.0001 |
Partner circumcision | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Circumcised (471) | 6 (1.3) | 465 (98.7) | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Not circumcised (192) | 9 (4.7) | 183 (85.3) | 3.8 [1.4 – 10.85] | 0.001 | 3.79 [1.254-11.482] | 0.01 |
Alcohol | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No (507) | 5 (1.0) | 502 (99.0) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes (156) | 10 (6.4) | 146 (93.6) | 6.87 [2.313 - 20.437] | 0.001 | 6.33 [2.03-19.74] | 0.001 |
Number of partners | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single (141) | 1 (0.71) | 140 (99.3) | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Multiple (522) | 14 (2.7) | 508 (97.3) | 3.85 [0.503 -29.5] | 0.19 | 2.42 [0.287-20.466] | 0.41 |