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Table 5 Multivariate prevalence ratiosa (CI95%) for Chlamydia and HSV-2 infectionb

From: Risk behaviors of 15–21 year olds in Mexico lead to a high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections: results of a survey in disadvantaged urban areas

Variable

Categories

PR of Chlamydia

PR of HSV-2

Age

15 – 18

1.0

1.0

 

19 – 21

0.892 (0.524 – 1.307)

2.023 (1.167 – 2.940)***

Years of sexual activity

< 1 year

1.0

1.0

 

2 to 3

1.096 (0.856 – 1.259)

1.133 (0.766 – 1.397)

 

4 or more

1.202 (0.675 – 1.566)

0.994 (0.594 – 1.349)

Sex

Women

1.0

1.0

 

Men

0.533 (0.239 – 0.881)***

0.446 (0.221 – 0.765)***

Socioeconomic level

Lowest 20%

1.0

1.0

 

Second lower 20%

0.991 (0.823 – 1.086)

0.885 (0.685 – 1.001)*

 

Remaining 60%

1.090 (0.884 – 1.148)

1.009 (0.848 – 1.087)

Adolescent attends school

No

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

1.036 (0.742 – 1.123)

0.995 (0.712 – 1.048)

Education level appropriate for age

No

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

0.861 (0.393 – 1.029)

0.989 (0.770 – 1.012)

Educational gap for adolescents not attending school

and for those with education level not age appropriate

No gap

1.0

1.0

 

Years of gap

0.996 (0.985 – 1.007)

0.992 (0.978 – 1.003)

Participates in labor force

No

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

0.919 (0.598 – 1.161)

1.120 (0.813 – 1.372)

Attends school and participates in labor force

No

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

1.005 (0.895 – 1.018)

0.968 (0.602 – 0.999)***

Lives with a partner

No

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

0.760 (0.362 – 1.189)

0.989 (0.597 – 1.394)

Has close friend they can count on

No

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

0.721 (0.328 – 1.337)

0.990 (0.458 – 1.854)

Drinks alcohol

No

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

1.099 (0.848 – 1.240)

1.042 (0.693 – 1.241)

Smokes

No

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

1.174 (1.034 – 1.226)**

1.173 (0.979 – 1.251)*

Reported STI symptoms

No

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

0.969 (0.656 – 1.004)

1.023 (0.968 – 1.030)

Used condom in last sex

No

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

1.151 (0.916 – 1.269)

1.113 (0.870 – 1.232)

Reported compensated sex

No

1.0

1.0

 

Yes

1.014 (1.006 – 1.015)**

1.049 (0.012 – 1.052)**

Geographical area of residence

Center

1.0

1.0

 

Gulf

1.274 (0.984 – 1.436)*

1.710 (1.291 – 1.906)***

 

North

1.217 (0.744 – 1.391)

0.911 (0.462 – 0.999)*

 

Pacific, North

0.944 (0.505 – 1.035)

1.040 (0.968 – 1.058)

 

Pacific, Central

0.954 (0.723 – 1.037)

1.093 (0.995 – 1.128)*

 

Pacific, South

1.019 (0.817 – 1.080)

1.151 (1.023 – 1.190)**

 

Yucatan peninsula

0.976 (0.792 – 0.998)***

1.005 (0.915 – 1.014)

Nc

 

1177

713

  1. a Estimated using the formulae PR = OR/ [(1-P0)+(P0*OR)] as suggested by Zhang & Yu [18]. b Confidence intervals were estimated reflecting design effect. c Number of observations is less than in descriptive because of missing values. ***P-value < 1%; **P-value < 5%; * P-value < 10%