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Table 4 Factors associated with Chlamydia and/or Gonorrhea among HIV-infected women without chlamydia and gonorrhea symptoms and/or signs (N = 655)

From: Sexually transmitted infections among HIV-infected women in Thailand

Characteristics

Chlamydia and/or Gonorrhea (No., %)

OR (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted ORd(95% CI)

P value

 

Yes (n = 38)

No (n = 617)

    

Age

  ≤25 yrs

8 (9.9)

73 (90.1)

2.0 (0.8, 4.7) c

0.12 f

  

  >25 yrs

30 (5.2)

542 (94.8)

1

   

Years of education

  ≤ Primary school

19 (6.3)

282 (93.7)

1.2 (0.6, 2.4)

0.73

  

  > Primary school

19 (5.4)

334 (94.6)

1

   

Clinic

  Siriraj Hospital

26 (8.5)

279 (91.5)

12.9 (3.2, 112.5)

<0.01

12.1 (2.8, 52.0)

<0.01

  Rajavithi Hospital

10 (13.9)

62 (86.1)

22.3 (4.5, 211.3)

<0.01

20.3 (4.2, 98.4)

<0.01

  Bamrasnaradura Institute

2 (0.7)

276 (99.3)

1

 

1

 

Pregnancy

  Yes

5 (12.5)

35 (87.5)

2.5 (0.7, 7.1) c

0.07 f

-

 

  No

33 (5.4)

582 (94.6)

1

   

Sex work

  Previous/current1

4 (13.3)

26 (86.7)

2.4 (0.6, 7.6) c

0.12 f

-

 

  Never

32 (6.0)

503 (94.0)

1

   

Casual partner last 3 months 2

  Yes

3 (13.6)

19 (86.4)

2.4 (0.4, 8.7) c

0.17 f

6.3 (1.6, 24.7)

0.01

  No

33 (6.2)

498 (93.8)

1

   

Steady partner last 3 months 3

  Yes

21 (5.8)

339 (94.2)

0.7 (0.4, 1.6)

0.52

  

  No

16 (7.6)

195 (92.4)

1

   

Condom use last 3 months 4

  No

10 (8.8)

103 (91.1)

1.6 (0.6, 4.1)

0.36

  

  Yes

14 (4.8)

279 (95.2)

0.8 (0.4, 1.9)

0.80

  

  No sex last 3 months

14 (5.6)

235 (94.4)

1

   

Time after infection

  < 6 months

5 (5.3)

90 (94.7)

0.9 (0.3, 2.3) c

0.97

  

   6 months

32 (6.0)

503 (94.0)

1

   

Latest CD4 count

  0-200 cells/mm3

10 (5.2)

183 (94.8)

0.8 (0.4, 1.8)

0.78

  

  > 200 cells/mm3

28 (6.1)

431 (93.9)

1

   

Latest viral load

  ≤50 copies/mL

9 (5.1)

169 (94.9)

0.9 (0.2, 4.0) c

0.76 f

  

  > 50 copies/mL

4 (5.8)

65 (94.2)

1

   

Current ARV

  No

21 (7.8)

249 (92.2)

2.0 (1.0, 4.3)

0.07

-

 

  Yes

14 (4.0)

336 (96.0)

1

   
  1. f Fisher Exact test.
  2. c Exact Confidence Limits.
  3. d Adjusted for clinic, pregnancy, sex work history, casual partner last 3 months, and current ARV treatment.
  4. 1 Current refer to sex work during last 3 months, Previous = Ever had sex work in the past but not practicing sex work during last 3 months.
  5. 2 Casual partner refer to a person that has sex with but do not fit in the definition of CSW nor steady partner.
  6. 3 Steady partner refer to a person that has been known for more than 2 months, having regular sex and feel psychological connected.
  7. 4 Vaginal and/or anal sex.
  8. Denominator may vary due to missing data.