Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients repeatedly infected with CT versus patients repeatedly tested CT negative
Repeatedly tested CT negative | Repeat CT infections | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | % (n) | ||
Overall % (n) | 100 (3794) | 100 (244) | |
Initial test location | 0.004 | ||
Mental healthcare | 0.8 (29) | 0.0 (0) | |
STI clinic | 47.4 (1798) | 57.8 (141) | |
Hospital | 11.2 (425) | 6.1 (15) | |
General practitioner | 40.6 (1542) | 36.1 (88) | |
Sex | 0.315 | ||
Men | 33.3 (1265) | 36.5 (89) | |
Women | 66.7 (2529) | 63.5 (155) | |
Age | < 0.001 | ||
< 25 years | 39.0 (1480) | 51.6 (126) | |
≥ 25 years | 61.0 (2314) | 48.4 (118) | |
Urbanization | 0.243 | ||
Rural | 30.1 (1140) | 33.6 (82) | |
Urban | 69.9 (2652) | 66.4 (162) | |
HIV positive | < 0.001 | ||
Not tested | 28.9 (1096) | 21.3 (52) | |
Yes | 1.9 (72) | 4.9 (12) | |
No | 69.2 (2626) | 73.8 (180) | |
NG positive | < 0.001 | ||
Not tested | 1.1 (43) | 0.4 (1) | |
Yes | 3.4 (128) | 15.6 (38) | |
No | 95.5 (3623) | 84.0 (205) |