| Overall (N = 400) | Positive Culture (N = 140) | Negative Culture (N = 260) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | p-value |
Age in years, mean (±SD) | 27.1 (±5.3) | 27.7 (±5.5) | 26.7 (±5.1) | 0.075 |
Education level | Â | Â | Â | 0.543 |
 None | 6 (1.50) | 1 (0.71) | 5 (1.92) |  |
 Primary | 131 (32.75) | 48 (34.29) | 83 (31.92) |  |
 Secondary | 167 (41.75) | 62 (44.29) | 105 (40.38) |  |
 Tertiary | 96 (24.00) | 29 (20.71) | 67 (25.77) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | 0.531 |
 Informal Employment | 307 (76.25) | 140 (77.86) | 198 (76.15) |  |
 Employment | 93 (23.25) | 31 (22.14) | 62 (23.85) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.115 |
 Does not leave with partner | 23 (5.75) | 6 (4.29) | 17 (6.54) |  |
 Lives with a partner | 377 (94.25) | 134 (95.71) | 243 (93.46) |  |
Frequency of coitus per week, median (IQR) | 2 (1 4) | 3 (1 4) | 2 (1 3) | 0.166 |
Cleaning of genitalia | Â | Â | Â | 0.903 |
 Back to front | 267 (66.75) | 94 (67.14) | 173 (66.54) |  |
 Front to back | 133 (33.25) | 46 (32.86) | 87 (33.46) |  |