Table 2 Prevalence of STIs among HIV-infected women with and without STI symptoms or signs
From: Sexually transmitted infections among HIV-infected women in Thailand
Laboratory-diagnosed sexually transmitted infections | Number (%, 95% CI) of women (N = 1,124) | Number (%; 95% CI) with | Number (%; 95% CI) without | P-value |
chlamydia or gonorrhea symptoms/signs* | chlamydia or gonorrhea symptoms/signs* | |||
(n = 469) (41.7; 38.8-44.7) | (n = 655) (58.3; 55.3-61.2) | |||
Chlamydia | 74 (6.6; 5.2-8.2) | 43 (9.2; 6.7-12.1) | 31 (4.7; 3.2-6.6) | <0.01 |
Gonorrhea | 11 (1.0; 0.5-1.7) | 2 (0.4; 0.0-1.5) | 9 (1.4; 0.6-2.6) | <0.01 |
Syphilis | 8 (0.7; 0.3-1.4) | 3 (0.6; 0.1-1.9) | 5 (0.8; 0.2-1.8) | 0.83 |
Trichomoniasis | 17 (1.5; 0.9-2.4) | 11 (2.3; 1.2-4.1) | 6 (0.9; 0.3-2.0) | 0.05 |
Any laboratory-diagnosed STI 1 | 106 (9.4; 7.8-11.3) | 58 (12.4; 9.5-15.7) | 48 (7.3; 5.4-9.6 ) | <0.01 |
Sexually transmitted infections | Number (%; 95% CI) of women (N = 1,124) | Number (%; 95% CI) with STI | Number (%; 95% CI) without STI | P-value |
symptoms/signs # | symptoms/signs # | |||
(n = 526) (47.0; 43.8-49.8) | (n = 598) (53.0; 50.2-56.1) | |||
Genital ulcer disease | 28 (2.5; 1.7-3.6) | 28 (5.3; 3.6-7.6) | 0 (0.0; 0.0-0.6) | <0.001 |
Chlamydia | 74 (6.6; 5.2-8.2) | 47 (8.9; 6.6-11.7) | 27 (4.5; 3.0-6.5) | <0.01 |
Gonorrhea | 11 (1.0; 0.5-1.7) | 3 (0.6; 0.1-1.7) | 8 (1.3; 0.6-2.6) | 0.19 |
Syphilis | 8 (0.7; 0.3-1.4) | 3 (0.6; 0.1-1.7) | 5 (0.8; 0.3-1.9) | 0.60 |
Trichomoniasis | 17 (1.5; 0.9-2.4) | 12 (2.3;1.2-3.9) | 5 (0.8; 0.3-1.9) | 0.05 |
Any STI2 | 133 (11.8; 10.0-13.9) | 90 (17.1; 14.0-24.6) | 43 (7.2;5.2-9.6 ) | <0.001 |