Results controlling for factors associated with semen collection
| Semen requested | Semen provided | Semen success rate (%) | POR* (95% CI) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *POR, prevalence odds ratio, the odds that the specified factor is associated with failure to collect semen among those men asked for a sample (n = 185) adjusting for marital status, clinician sex, and STI status. | |||||
| †Sex, while no longer a statistically significant predictor of semen producing success, confounds the relation between STI status and successful production of semen. | |||||
| Total | 212 | 145 | 68 | ||
| Client age (years) | |||||
| 18–21 | 33 | 23 | 70 | Not significant | |
| 22–29 | 104 | 70 | 67 | ||
| ⩾30 | 75 | 52 | 69 | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 67 | 46 | 69 | 1.0 (referent) | |
| Married | 117 | 75 | 64 | 2.56 (1.10 to 5.94) | 0.03 |
| Divorced/widowed | 28 | 24 | 86 | 0.45 (0.08 to 2.39) | 0.35 |
| Educational status | |||||
| Up to primary school | 135 | 89 | 66 | Not significant | |
| More than primary school | 77 | 56 | 73 | ||
| Religion | |||||
| Muslim | 16 | 14 | 88 | Not significant | |
| Christian | 164 | 112 | 68 | ||
| Other/none | 32 | 19 | 59 | ||
| Sex of clinician | |||||
| Sex data unavailable | 27 | 8 | 30 | ||
| Male | 81 | 72 | 89 | 1.0 (referent) | |
| Female | 104 | 65 | 63 | 1.99 (0.68 to 5.82) | 0.21† |
| STI status | |||||
| Dermatology clinic | 84 | 73 | 87 | 1.0 (referent) | |
| Urethritis alone | 38 | 28 | 74 | 2.43 (0.62 to 9.63) | 0.21 |
| Genital ulcers (GU) alone | 41 | 21 | 51 | 5.55 (1.52 to 20.34) | 0.01 |
| Both GU and urethritis | 49 | 23 | 47 | 9.55 (2.65 to 34.36) | <0.001 |
| HIV status | |||||
| HIV positive | 162 | 112 | 70 | Not significant | |
| HIV negative | 50 | 33 | 64 | ||