Sexual behaviors and seroprevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV among hill tribe youths of Northern Thailand

BMC Public Health

Table 7 STI symptoms among the participants

Characteristics	Female (Total = 801)		Male (Total = 524)		χ²	p-value
Characteristics	n	%	n	%	χ²	p-value
Known STIs
Yes	626	78.1	333	63.5	40.89	< 0.001^*
No	100	12.5	135	25.8
Not sure^b	75	9.4	56	10.7
Pelvic pain
Yes	382	47.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
No	340	42.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Not sure^b	79	9.9	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Discharge
Yes	2	0.2	18	3.4	22.61	< 0.001^*,a
No	773	96.6	470	89.7
Not sure^b	26	3.2	36	6.9
Bad smell from vagina
Yes	69	8.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
No	642	80.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Not sure^b	90	11.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pain during urination
Yes	51	6.4	63	12.0	14.93	< 0.001^*
No	700	87.4	407	77.7
Not sure^b	50	6.2	54	10.3
Vaginal ulcer
Yes	10	1.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
No	759	94.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Not sure^b	32	4.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lymphadenitis in groin area
Yes	14	1.7	23	4.4	9.31	< 0.002^*
No	756	94.4	452	86.3
Not sure^b	31	3.9	49	9.3
Vaginal itching
Yes	109	13.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
No	601	75.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Not sure^b	91	11.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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