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Sex Transm Infect 85:116-120 doi:10.1136/sti.2008.032334
  • Epidemiology

Male circumcision and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis: observations after a randomised controlled trial for HIV prevention

Table 4 Association between Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) prevalence and male circumcision
TV prevalence % (positive/total) OR (95% CI; p value) AOR* (95% CI; p value)
Randomisation group
    Control 3.1% (27/881) 1 1
    Intervention 1.7% (15/886) 0.54 (0.29 to 1.03; p = 0.062) 0.53 (0.28 to 1.02; p = 0.056)
Circumcision status
    Uncircumcised 3.2% (28/878) 1 1
    Circumcised 1.6% (14/887) 0.49 (0.25 to 0.93; p = 0.030) 0.47 (0.25 to 0.92; p = 0.027)
  • *Adjusted odds ratio on ethnic group, age, number of lifetime partners, marital status, condom use and HIV status, excluding education because of the limited number of cases.

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