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Table 2 Distribution of C. trachomatis by socio-demographic characteristics of FCSWs at a confidential clinic in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia, 2017

From: Prevalence and associated factors of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae among female commercial sex workers in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia

Socio-demographic variables

Categories

Chlamydia trachomatis

No. tested (%)

No. positive (%)

COR (95% CI)

AOR(95%CI)

P-Value

Age(in years)

15–24

216 (63.9)

17 (7.9)

1.46 (0.56–3.83)

25–34

109 (32.2)

6 (5.5)

1

  

35 and above

13 (3.8)

0 (0.0)

   

Residence before

Urban

138 (40.8)

11 (8.0)

1.35 (0.59–3.17)

Rural

200 (59.2)

12 (6.0)

1

  

Marital Status

Single

186 (55.0)

11 (5.9)

1.01 (0.28–3.83)

Married

52 (15.4)

3 (5.8)

1

  

Widowed & Divorced

100 (29.6)

9 (9.0)

1.58 (0.42–6.25)

Educational Status

No formal education

104 (30.8)

10 (9.6)

1.86 (0.65–5.32)*

1.42 (0.31–6.59)

0.652

Primary education

123 (36.4)

7 (5.7)

1.06 (0.34–3.24)

0.93 (0.19–4.43)

0.927

Secondary and above

111 (32.8)

6 (5.4)

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  1. NB: *Candidate variable for multivariable analysis at P < 0.25 *variable significant at P < 0.05
  2. COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, P-V p -value, 1 reference