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Table 2 Factors associated with rectal gonorrhoea among men reporting contact with men with gonorrhoea

From: High prevalence of rectal gonorrhoea among men reporting contact with men with gonorrhoea: Implications for epidemiological treatment

 

Number of with positive cultures (%)

Number with negative cultures (%)

Total Number

Odds Ratio (95 % CI)

p value

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95 % CI)

p value

Age

       

≥28

43 (22.9)

145 (77.1)

188

1

   

<28

50 (30.5)

114 (69.5)

164

1.48 (0.92 - 2.63)

0.107

  

Sex overseas in the past 12 months

       

No

52 (22.1)

183 (77.9)

235

1

 

1

 

Yes

32 (33.3)

64 (66.7)

96

1.76 (1.04 – 2.97)

0.035

1.77 (0.98 – 3.18)

0.057

Number of male sex partners in past 3 months

       

0-2

29 (20.9)

110 (79.1)

139

1

 

1

 

≥3

63 (30.1)

146 (69.9)

209

1.62 (0.99 – 2.68)

0.056

0.96 (0.49 – 1.89)

0.913

Condom use with regular sex partner during receptive anal sex

       

No receptive anal sex

134 (74.0)

47 (26.0)

181

1

   

Always used condoms

7 (21.2)

26 (78.8)

33

0.77 (0.31 – 1.89)

0.564

  

Did not always use condomsb

34 (27.9)

88 (72.1)

122

1.10 (0.66 – 1.85)

0.714

  

Condom use with casual sex partner during receptive anal sex in past 3 months

       

No receptive sex

13 (12.7)

89 (87.3)

102

1

 

1

 

Always used condoms

21 (20.2)

83 (79.8)

104

1.73 (0.82 – 3.68)

0.153

1.50 (0.65 – 3.44)

0.339

Did not always use condomsc

50 (42.4)

68 (57.6)

118

5.03 (2.53 – 10.01)

<0.001

4.16 (1.87 – 9.26)

<0.001

HIV status

       

HIV negative or unknown

88 (27.1)

237 (72.9)

325

1

   

HIV positive

5 (18.5)

22 (81.5)

27

0.62 (0.26 – 1.67)

0.337

  

Past history of gonorrhoea

       

No

50 (22.8)

169 (77.2)

219

1

 

1

 

Yes

40 (32.3)

84 (67.7)

124

1.61 (0.99 – 2.63)

0.058

1.77 (1.01 – 3.10)

0.048

Drug use with unprotected anal sex in the past 12 monthsa

       

No

26 (27.4)

69 (72.6)

95

1

   

Yes

27 (44.3)

34 (55.7)

61

2.11 (1.07 – 4.15)

0.031

  

Unprotected anal sex with a partner of unknown HIV status in the past 12 monthsa

       

No

24 (25.8)

69 (74.2)

93

1

   

Yes

30 (44.8)

37 (55.2)

67

2.33 (1.19 – 4.55)

0.013

  
  1. aCASI only asked these questions if men were HIV negative and if they reported unprotected anal sex for either insertive or receptive anal sex with casual or regular partners. Because these were only reported by a small proportion of men these were not included in the multivariate analysis
  2. bThis included 65 men who reported never using condoms for receptive anal sex and 57 reporting sometimes using condoms for receptive anal sex
  3. cThis included 6 men who reported never using condoms for receptive anal sex and 113 reporting sometimes using condoms for receptive anal sex
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