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Table 2 Determinants for high risk score and actual current Chlamydia trachomatis testing among 287 sexually active vocational school students, South Limburg, The Netherlands 2008/2009

From: Improving STD testing behavior among high-risk young adults by offering STD testing at a vocational school

 

HIGH RISK SCORE

CT TESTING

 

OR uni

variate

95%CI

P-value

OR multi

variate

95%CI

P-value

OR uni

variate

95%CI

P-value

OR multi

variate

95%CI

P-value

Female sex

ns

     

2.08

(1.24-3.49)

.005

ns

  

No condom use last contact

na

     

2.87

(1.72-4.75)

< 0.001

2.94

(1.65-5.24)

< 0.001

Early sexual debut

3.60

(1.91-6.79)

< 0.001

2.99

(1.26-7.12)

.013

ns

     

Mixing by age

2.86

(1.58-5.17)

.001

3.53

(1.50-8.30)

.004

ns

     

Drug use

2.68

(1.38-5.19)

.004

ns

  

ns

     

Problems related to sexual health

2.22

(1.08-4.55)

.029

ns

  

2.40

(1.31-4.40)

.005

ns

  

Teenage pregnancy

3.15

(1.67-5.95)

< 0.001

2.57

(1.13-5.84)

.025

2.22

(1.32-3.75)

.003

ns

  

STD related symptoms

2.24*

(1.10-4.59)

.027

ns

  

2.73

(1.48-5.04)

.001

2.45

(1.27-4.74)

.007

Previous STD testing

3.99

(1.64-9.72)

.002

3.97

(1.20-13.19)

.024

ns

     
  1. *Because specific STD related symptoms (i.e. post coital blood loss in women and frequent urinating in men) were included in the high risk score, these symptoms were excluded