Table 3 Factors Associated with Syphilis Infection

3.27(1)

0.071

 Male

105 (37.9)

6 (5.7)

99 (94.3)

 Female

172 (62.1)

3 (1.7)

169 (98.3)

Marital status

1.01(2)

0.602

 Single

134 (48.4)

4 (3.0)

130 (97.0)

 Married

122 (44.0)

5 (4.1)

117 (95.9)

 Divorced/separated

21 (7.6)

0 (0.0)

21 (100.0)

Subdistrict

31.20(4)

< 0.001

 Asikuma

102 (36.8)

1 (1.0)

101 (99.0)

 Odoben

51 (18.4)

3 (5.9)

48 (94.1)

 Brakwa

64 (23.1)

0 (0.0)

64 (100.0

 Anhwiam

23 (8.3)

5 (21.7)

18 (78.3)

 Outside district

37 (13.4)

0 (0.0)

37 (100.0)

Religion

0.52(2)

0.773

 Christian

250 (90.2)

8 (3.2)

242 (96.7)

 Muslim

19 (6.9)

1 (5.3)

18 (94.7)

 Traditionalist

8 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

8 (100.0)

Education

1.12(3)

0.771

 No formal education

14 (5.1)

0 (0.0)

14 (100.0)

 Primary

140 (50.5)

4 (2.9)

136 (97.1)

 Secondary

63 (22.7)

2 (3.2)

61 (96.8)

 Tertiary

60 (21.7)

3 (5.0)

57 (95.0)

0.21(1)

0.648

 Used condom

6 (26.7)

3 (4.5)

63 (95.5)

 Did not use condom

181 (73.3)

6 (3.3)

175 (96.7)

5.13(4)

0.275

 Always

12 (4.9)

1 (8.3)

11 (91.7)

 Very often

23 (9.3)

0 (0.0)

23 (100.0)

 Rarely

40 (16.2)

0 (0.0)

40 (100.0)

 Very rarely

51 (20.7)

1 (2.0)

50 (98.0)

 Never used one

121 (48.9)

7 (5.8)

114 (94.2)

History of coerced sex

7.49(1)

0.006

 Ever had coerced sex

49 (19.8)

5 (10.2)

44 (89.8)

 Never had coerced sex

198 (80.2)

4 (2.0)

194 (98.0)

3.83(2)

0.147

 None

28 (11.34)

1 (3.6)

27 (96.4)

 One

150 (60.73)

8 (5.3)

142 (94.7)

 More than one

69 (27.94)

0 (0.0)

69 (100.0)

2.49(1)

0.115

 Had casual sex

52 (21.1)

0 (0.0)

52 (100.0)

 Did not have casual sex

195 (78.9)

9 (4.6)

186 (95.4)

1.36(1)

0.244

 Had

26 (10.5)

2 (7.7)

24 (92.3)

 Did not have

221 (89.5)

7 (3.5)

214 (96.8)

0.17(2)

0.916

 Blood transfused

32 (11.6)

1 (3.1)

31 (96.9)

 No blood transfusion

240 (86.6)

8 (3.3)

232 (96.7)

 Do not know

5 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

5 (100.0)