Table 2 Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection by demographic and behavioural variablesa
% (n) | Total number of participants in the subgroup | |
|---|---|---|
Total among those who had intercourse | 6.2 (17) | 274 |
Gender | p = 0.491 | |
Male | 7.3 (9) | 123 |
Female | 5.3 (8) | 151 |
Self-estimated socio-economic status | p = 0.601b | |
Better than/equal to the others | 6.2 (16) | 260 |
Worse then the others | 7.1 (1) | 14 |
Professional status | p = 0.207 b | |
Attending secondary school | 3.5 (1) | 29 |
University student | 4.3 (4) | 94 |
Employed | 4.6 (5) | 109 |
Unemployed | 12.3 (7) | 57 |
Living with both parents until 18 years of age | p = 0.150 b | |
Yes | 5.2 (12) | 232 |
No | 12.2 (5) | 41 |
Got information about HIV/AIDS at school | p = 0.101 b | |
No | 22.2 (2) | 9 |
Yes | 5.7 (15) | 265 |
Age of first sexual intercourse | p = 0.501 | |
≤ 16 | 7.6 (7) | 92 |
≥17 | 5.5 (10) | 181 |
Number of partners in the past 12 months | p = 0.296 | |
0-1 | 5.2 (9) | 172 |
≥2 | 8.5 (8) | 94 |
Lifetime number of partners | p = 0.175 b | |
0-1 | 1.8 (1) | 56 |
2-3 | 3.9 (3) | 78 |
>4 | 8.5 (11) | 130 |
Used condom at last intercourse | p = 0.551 | |
Yes | 5.1 (5) | 99 |
No | 6.9 (12) | 175 |
Concurrent partnerships ever | p = 0.543b | |
No | 5.6 (12) | 214 |
Yes | 8.3 (5) | 60 |