From: Sexually transmitted infections among HIV-infected women in Thailand
Characteristics | Number (%) of women | Number with chlamydia or gonorrhea symptoms/signs* | Number without chlamydia or gonorrhea symptoms/signs* | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 1,124) | (n = 469, 41.7%) (95 % CI: 38.8-44.7) | (n = 655, 58.3%) (95% CI: 55.3-61.2) | ||
Demographic characteristics | ||||
Age, years (median (IQR)) | 32 (28-37) | 31 (26-35) | 33 (29-38) | <0.01 |
≤25 | 178 (15.8) | 97 (20.7) | 81 (12.4) | |
>25 | 944 (84.0) | 372 (79.3) | 572 (87.3) | |
Missing | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.3) | |
Hospital | ||||
Siriraj Hospital | 458 (40.7) | 153 (32.6) | 305 (46.6) | <0.01 |
Rajavithi Hospital | 300 (26.7) | 228 (48.6) | 72 (11.0) | <0.01 |
Bamrasnaradura Institute | 366 (32.6) | 88 (18.8) | 278 (42.4) | <0.01 |
Highest level of education, years (median (IQR)) | 9 (6-12) | 7 (6-12) | 9 (6-12) | 0.30 |
≤ Grade 6 | 530 (47.1) | 229 (48.8) | 301 (46.0) | |
> Grade 6 | 593 (52.8) | 240 (51.2) | 353 (53.9) | |
Missing | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | |
Years since HIV diagnosis (median (IQR)) | 3.2 (0.8-6.6 years) | 2.7 (0.5-5.8 years) | 3.4 (1.1-7.4 years) | 0.02 |
Cause of HIV infection | ||||
Heterosexual | 1025 (91.2) | 427 (91.0) | 598 (91.3) | 0.88 |
Other | 99 (8.8) | 42 (9.0) | 57 (8.7) | |
Pregnancy | ||||
Yes | 124 (11.0) | 84 (17.9) | 40 (6.1) | <0.01 |
Clinical characteristics | ||||
Most recent CD4 count (cells/mm3) | ||||
(median (IQR)) | 292 (140-453) | 265 (110-438) | 340 (160-460) | 0.02 |
≤ 200 | 369 (32.8) | 176 (37.5) | 193 (29.5) | <0.01 |
> 200 | 744 (66.2) | 285 (61.8) | 459 (70.0) | |
Unknown or missing | 11 (1.0) | 8 (1.7) | 3 (0.5) | |
Most recent HIV viral load: HIV-1 RNA (copies/mL) median (IQR) | <50 (<50- < 50) | <50 (<50- < 50) | <50 (<50- < 50) | |
≤ 50 | 178 (15.8) | 37 (7.9) | 141 (21.5) | <0.01 |
> 50 | 69 (6.2) | 33 (7.0) | 36 (5.5) | |
Missing | 877 (78.0) | 399 (85.1) | 478 (73.0) | |
Currently on antiretroviral treatment | ||||
No | 522 (46.4) | 252 (53.7) | 270 (41.2) | <0.01 |
Yes | 521 (46.4) | 171 (36.5) | 350 (53.5) | |
Unknown or missing | 81 (7.2) | 46 (9.8) | 35 (5.3) | |
Behaviors in last 3 months | ||||
Sex in the last 3 months1 | 722 (64.2) | 316 (67.4) | 406 (62.0) | 0.06 |
• Had steady partner2 | ||||
Yes | 622 (86.2) | 277 (87.6) | 345 (85.0) | 0.30 |
Condom at last sex | 66.7% | 59.3% | 73.0% | |
No | 66 (9.1) | 28 (8.9) | 38 (9.3) | |
Missing | 34 (4.7) | 11 (3.5) | 23 (5.7) | |
• Had casual partner 3 | ||||
Yes | 29 (4.0) | 12 (3.8) | 17 (4.2) | 0.79 |
Condom at last sex | 56.0% | 33.3% | 76.9% | |
No | 639 (88.5) | 291 (92.1) | 348 (85.7) | |
Missing | 54 (7.5) | 13 (4.1) | 41 (10.1) |