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Table 1 Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics, and factors associated with Mycoplasma genitalium infection among female sex workers in Guangxi, China

From: Risk factors for Mycoplasma genitalium infection among female sex workers: a cross-sectional study in two cities in southwest China

Variables

Female sex workers

MG infection

OR1 (95% CI2)

AOR3(95% CI2)

 

Number (%)

Number (%)

  

Age (year)

  

p = 0.38

 

 ≤20

152(18.8)

24(15.8)

1.63 (0.87-3.06)

 

 21-25

276(34.1)

35(12.7)

1.27 (0.71-2.25)

 

 26-30

177(21.9)

27(15.3)

1.57 (0.85-2.89)

 

 ≥ 31

204(25.2)

21(10.3)

1

 

Ethnicity

  

p = 0.1

 

 Han

652(80.6)

80(12.3)

1

 

 Ethnic minorities

157(19.4)

27(17.2)

1.48 (0.92-2.39)

 

Education

  

p = 0.028

p = 0.02

 Junior high school or below

682(84.1)

98(14.4)

2.22 (1.09-4.52)

2.36 (1.15-4.87)

 Senior high school or above

128(15.8)

9(7.0)

1

1

Marital status

  

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

 Currently married

317(39.1)

28(8.8)

1

1

 Single

465(57.4)

78(16.8)

2.08 (1.32-3.29)

2.27 (1.42-3.62)

 Divorce

28 (3.5)

1(3.6)

0.38 (0.05-2.92)

0.37 (0.05-2.87)

Cohabiting status

  

p = 0.012

 

 Living with spouse

134(16.6)

7(5.2)

1

 

 Living alone

321(39.7)

43(13.4)

2.81 (1.23-6.41)

 

 Living with others

354 (43.6)

56(15.8)

3.41 (1.51-7.69)

 

Residential status

  

p = 0.005

p = 0.002

 Local residents

336(41.6)

31(9.2)

1

1

 Not local

472(58.4)

76(16.1)

1.89 (1.21-2.94)

2.03 (1.29-3.20)

City of recruitment

  

p = 0.37

 

 Wuzhou

406(50.2)

58(14.3)

1.20 (0.80-1.81)

 

 Hezhou

404(49.8)

49(12.1)

1

 

Receiving health care in the past year

  

p = 0.63

 

 Yes

598(73.8)

77(12.9)

1

 

 No

212(26.2)

30(14.2)

0.90 (0.57-1.41)

 

Presenting STI symptoms in the past year

  

p = 0.03

p = 0.02

 Yes

465(57.4)

51(11.0)

1

1

 No

345(42.6)

56(16.2)

1.57 (1.05-2.37)

1.66 (1.09-2.52)

Condom use during last transaction

  

p = 0.34

 

 No

119(14.7)

14(11.8)

1

 

 Yes

665(82.1)

92(13.8)

1.20 (0.67-2.19)

 

Declined to answer

26(3.2)

1(3.8)

0.3 0 (0.04-2.39)

 

Condom use frequency with clients in the past month

  

p = 0.313

 

 Never

43(5.3)

5(11.6)

1

 

 Every time

483(59.6)

62(12.8)

1.12 (0.42-2.95)

 

 Sometimes

252(31.1)

39(15.5)

1.39 (0.52-3.76)

 

 Declined to answer

32(4.0)

1(3.1)

0.25 (0.03-2.21)

 

Drug use in the past year

  

p = 0.062

 

 No

712(87.8.)

88(12.4)

1

 

 Yes

99(12.2)

19(19.2)

1.68 (0.97-2.91)

 
  1. 1Odds Ratio.
  2. 295% confidence interval.
  3. 3 Adjusted Odds Ratio.