Descriptive analysis of characteristics associated with gonorrhoea reinfection
| Total number of people | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic at initial infection | No (%) | Number of gonorrhoea reinfections observed | Number of gonorrhoea reinfections expected | p Value log rank |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 1717 (20.6%) | 122 | 193 | |
| Male | 6610 (79.4%) | 788 | 717 | <0.001 |
| Age above or below median | ||||
| Age <25 years | 4186 (50.3%) | 506 | 446 | |
| Age ≥25 years | 4141 (49.7%) | 404 | 464 | <0.001 |
| Reason for visit | ||||
| None recorded | 406 (4.9%) | 45 | 45 | |
| STD symptoms | 6893 (82.8%) | 805 | 752 | |
| STD contact | 692 (8.3%) | 36 | 75 | |
| Previous positive STD test result | 93 (1.1%) | 8 | 12 | |
| HIV testing | 28 (0.3%) | 2 | 4 | |
| Check up | 215 (2.6%) | 14 | 22 | <0.001 |
| Number of sex partners in past month | ||||
| <2 | 4813 (57.8%) | 457 | 530 | |
| 2 or more | 3514 (42.2%) | 453 | 380 | <0.001 |
| Condom use | ||||
| Any | 787 (9.5%) | 67 | 84 | |
| None | 7540 (90.5%) | 843 | 826 | 0.056 |
| Injection drug use ever | ||||
| No | 7467 (93.1%) | 823 | 804 | |
| Yes | 553 (6.9%) | 46 | 65 | 0.016 |
| Non-injection cocaine use ever | ||||
| No | 6717 (84.1%) | 735 | 726 | |
| Yes | 1272 15.9%) | 135 | 144 | 0.402 |
| Engaged in exchange sex ever | ||||
| No | 7501 (96.1%) | 812 | 817 | |
| Yes | 302 (3.9%) | 37 | 32 | 0.386 |
| Sexual contact ever with an IDU | ||||
| No | 6937 (93.5%) | 764 | 756 | |
| Yes | 480 (6.5%) | 46 | 54 | 0.262 |
| Sexual contact ever with someone who engages in exchange sex | ||||
| No | 6739 (87.6%) | 698 | 738 | |
| Yes | 951 (12.4%) | 145 | 105 | 0.001 |
| Year of initial infection | ||||
| 1994 | 2368 (28.4%) | 335 | 349 | |
| 1995 | 2107 (25.3%) | 295 | 270 | |
| 1996 | 1441 (17.3%) | 152 | 158 | |
| 1997 | 1481 (17.8%) | 104 | 108 | |
| 1998 | 930 (11.2%) | 24 | 25 | 0.497 |