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Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analyses for genital ulcer and warts according to sex, age, schooling and number of sexual partner in primary health care center, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, 1999-2008

From: Sexually transmitted infections associated syndromes assisted in the primary health care in Northeast, Brazil

Variables

Genital Ulcer

Genital Warts

 

Not adjusted

Adjusted

 

Not adjusted

Adjusted

n/N*

%

OR

IC (95%)

p value

OR

IC (95%)

p value

n/N*

%

OR

IC (95%)

p value

OR

IC (95%)

p value

Sex

                

Male

131/1326

9.9

3.11

2.40-4.03

<0.001

2.67

1.99-3.58

<0.001

848/1326

63.9

3.33

2.92-3.81

<0.001

3.92

3.36-4.57

<0.001

Female

130/3822

3.4

1

     

1326/3822

34.7

      

Age (years)

                

≤ 29

157/3090

4.84

1

     

1579/3247

48.6

2.07

1.84-2.34

<0.001

1.81

1.59-2.07

<0.001

> 29

104/1901

5.47

1.14

0.87-1.48

0.315

1.24

0.93-1.64

0.135

595/1901

31.3

1

     

Schooling (studingyears)

               

≤ 8

148/3292

4.5

1

     

1188/3292

36.1

1

     

> 8

112/1813

6.2

1.39

1.07-1.81

0.008

1.33

1.00-1.75

0.044

969/1813

53.4

2.03

1.80-2.28

<0.001

1.75

1.54-1.99

<0.001

No partners (last three months)

             

1

174/4076

4.3

1

     

1699/4076

41.7

1

     

≥ 2

56/627

8.9

2.19

1.57-3.03

<0.001

1.17

0.98-1.39

0.071

286/627

45.6

1.17

0.98-1.39

0.063

0.54

0.44-0.66

<0.001

  1. *n/N = number of VDRL tests reagent results and the number of sample tested.
  2. **n/N = number of HIV tests reagent results and the number of sample tested.