Self-reported sexually transmitted infections among sexually active men in Ghana

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Table 2 Factors associated with self-reported sexually transmitted infections among sexually active men in Ghana

Variables	aOR	95% CI		P-value
Age (years)	aOR	Lower bound	Upper bound	P-value
15–24	2.195	1.13	4.26	0.020
25–34	2.96	1.64	5.35	P < 0.001
35–44	2.29	1.23	4.24	0.009
45–59	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Ecological Zone
Northern zone	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Middle zone	1.59	0.86	2.93	0.142
Coastal zone	1.12	0.58	2.17	0.730
Educational level
No education	0.72	0.39	1.35	0.304
Primary	0.75	0.46	1.18	0.209
Higher	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Marital status
Not married	Ref
Married	0.77	0.47	1.28	0.311
Ethnicity
Akan	1.02	0.59	1.76	0.951
Ga Adangme/Ewe	1.33	0.72	2.45	0.353
Mole Dagbani	1.04	0.58	1.86	0.890
Other	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Age at first sex (years)
< =19	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
20 and above	0.66	0.472	0.926	0.016
Number of sex partners excluding spouse in the last 12 months
0	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
1	1.51	0.94	2.412	0.087
2+	4.238	2.52	7.14	P < 0.001
Exposure to mass media
Newspaper/Magazine
No	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Yes	0.53	0.37	0.77	P < 0.001
Television
No	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Yes	1.45	0.88	2.38	0.144
N	3051
R²	0.107

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