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Table 5 Association between other sexually transmitted infections and HIV infection among female sex workers, Kampala, Uganda, 2008–09

From: Burden and characteristics of HIV infection among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda – a respondent-driven sampling survey

STIa

n

HIV+

Weighted %

Adjusted PR (95% CI)b

Syphilis

 Positive

193

81

38.9

1.22 (0.98–1.52)

 Negative

745

239

31.2

1.00 (Referent)

Chlamydia trachomatis vaginal

 Positive

39

8

16.9

0.90 (0.54–1.51)

 Negative

683

239

33.9

1.00 (Referent)

Chlamydia trachomatis rectal

    

 Positive

22

4

13.2

0.80 (0.30–2.10)

 Negative

706

246

33.8

1.00 (Referent)

Neisseria gonorrhoeae vaginal

 Positive

55

29

49.2

1.64 (1.27–2.10)

 Negative

667

218

31.8

1.00 (Referent)

Neisseria gonorrhoeae rectal

 Positive

27

16

58.9

1.96 (1.44–2.66)

 Negative

701

234

32.4

1.00 (Referent)

Trichomonas vaginalis

    

 Positive

73

26

32.5

1.00 (0.70–1.42)

 Negative

773

263

33.3

1.00 (Referent)

Bacterial vaginosis

 Positive

318

128

39.9

1.19 (0.98–1.46)

 Negative

526

160

29.0

1.00 (Referent)

Any STI

 Positive

511

197

37.2

1.28 (1.05–1.56)

 Negative

431

126

27.9

1.00 (Referent)

  1. NOTE: STI, sexually transmitted infection; PR, prevalence ratio
  2. aFor each STI, the total sample size differs from 942 due to missing information
  3. bAdjusted for age, schooling, occupation other than sex work, number of pregnancies in life, ever aborted, genital ulcer/sore in last 12 months, anal warts in last 12 months, and ever had an HIV test