Risk factors of gonorrhoea and chlamydia in women at 6 weeks post partum in Nepal
| Gonorrhoea | Chlamydia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (n = 15) (%) | Negative (n = 653) (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Positive (n = 9)(%) | Negative (n = 939) (%) | Adjusted OR(95% CI) | |
| *Body mass index (BMI) is defined as weight (kg)/ht (m)2. | ||||||
| †Compared to farmer or day labourer. | ||||||
| ‡Compared to no roof or thatched roof. | ||||||
| §Compared to “Madhesis.” Pahadis are peoples who have migrated from the hills to the plains region. Madhesis are migrants from the northern states of India. | ||||||
| Age (years) mean (SD) | 23.1 (5.3) | 23.6 (8.9) | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.1) | 24.8 (6.4) | 23.6 (5.8) | 1.0 (0.2 to 1.2) |
| Body mass index* <18.5 | 53.3 | 27.9 | 3.3 (1.1 to 10.4) | 11.1 | 27.4 | 0.3 (0.0 to 2.5) |
| Tobacco or alcohol use in the past 7 days | 6.7 | 19.9 | 0.2 (0.0 to 1.7) | 33.3 | 20.1 | 3.0 (0.6 to 16.0) |
| Literate—woman | 13.3 | 26.6 | 0.3 (0.1 to 1.8) | 44.4 | 25.4 | 7.4 (1.0 to 56.7) |
| Literate—husband | 60.0 | 54.2 | 2.1 (0.6 to 6.7) | 44.4 | 56.2 | 0.2 (0.0 to 1.7) |
| Business, private or government service† | 26.7 | 26.1 | 0.9 (0.3 to 3.3) | 22.2 | 27.5 | 0.8 (0.1 to 4.2) |
| Cattle ownership | 40.0 | 64.5 | 0.3 (0.1 to 0.9) | 77.8 | 64.2 | 2.1 (0.4 to 11.1) |
| Tiled/tin or cement roof‡ | 80.0 | 81.5 | 0.9 (0.2 to 3.8) | 88.9 | 82.3 | 2.3 (0.2 to 22.6) |
| Ethnic group (Pahadi)§ | 26.7 | 37.2 | 1.23 (0.3 to 4.8) | 44.4 | 38.8 | 0.7 (0.1 to 3.7) |