Characteristics of the 34 men diagnosed with Shigella flexneri serotype 3a by HIV serostatus: unadjusted ORs and 95% CIs
| Variable missing patient data (n) | HIV serostatus | OR | 95% CI | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive, n (%) | Negative, n (%) | |||||
| General characteristics | ||||||
| Age (0) | Median | n=37.5 | n=36 | 1.043 | 0.973 to 1.123 | 0.243 |
| Ethnicity (0) | White: British | 12 (60) | 13 (93) | 1 | ||
| White: Other | 6 (30) | 0 (0) | 7.853 | 0.996 to ∞ | 0.050 | |
| Mixed | 2 (10) | 1 (7) | 2.109 | 0.098 to 137.49 | 1.000 | |
| Relationship (0) | Co-Habiting | 4 (20) | 4 (29) | 1 | ||
| Not co-habiting | 2 (10) | 2 (14) | 1.001 | 0.341 to 8.982 | 0.502 | |
| Not in relationship | 14 (70) | 8 (57) | 1.750 | 0.091 to 11.028 | 1.000 | |
| App: facilitate condomless sex (5) | Yes | 9 (50) | 0(0) | 13.054 | 1.723 to ∞ | 0.010 |
| App: geolocational (5) | Yes | 11 (61) | 7 (64) | 0.898 | 0.190 to 4.237 | 0.892 |
| Sexual behaviour | ||||||
| Sexual partners in last year (0) | Median | n=45 | n=13 | 0.999 | 0.991 to 1.001 | 0.816 |
| Sexual partners in last 3 months (0) | Median | n=10 | n=5 | 0.990 | 0.957 to 1.024 | 0.554 |
| Sexual partners in last 2 weeks (0) | Median | n=4 | n=2 | 1.076 | 0.888 to 1.332 | 0.448 |
| Receptive fisting (0) | Yes | 7 (35) | 0 (0) | 0.928 | 0.436 to 1.975 | 0.847 |
| Insertive fisting (0) | Yes | 14 (70) | 2 (14) | 0.500 | 0.188 to 1.332 | 0.166 |
| Regular partners | ||||||
| Insertive anal sex: unprotected (19) | Yes | 4 (57) | 5 (63) | 0.800 | 0.101 to 6.347 | 0.833 |
| Receptive anal sex: unprotected (17) | Yes | 3 (33) | 6 (75) | 0.167 | 0.020 to 1.384 | 0.097 |
| Casual partners | ||||||
| Insertive anal sex: unprotected (15) | Yes | 12 (86) | 1 (20) | 24.00 | 1.689 to 340.99 | 0.019 |
| Receptive anal sex: unprotected (11) | Yes | 14 (70) | 2 (15) | 2.045 | 0.477 to 8.774 | 0.335 |
| Drug use | ||||||
| Chemsex drugs (0) | Yes | 17 (85) | 4 (29) | 2.267 | 0.419 to 12.265 | 0.342 |
| History of sexually transmitted infections (≤5 years) | ||||||
| Gonorrhoea (0) | Yes | 13 (65) | 3 (21) | 0.147 | 0.030 to 0.708 | 0.017 |
| Syphilis (0) | Yes | 7 (35) | 2 (14) | 0.309 | 0.053 to 1.793 | 0.191 |
| Chlamydia (0) | Yes | 8 (40) | 4 (29) | 0.600 | 0.139 to 2.595 | 0.494 |
| Lymphogranuloma venereum (0) | Yes | 4 (20) | 0 (0) | 0.237 | 0.000 to 2.065 | 0.209 |
| Signs and symptoms | ||||||
| Fever (0) | Yes | 16 (80) | 13 (93) | 0.308 | 0.305 to 3.101 | 0.317 |
| Diarrhoea (0) | Yes | 19 (95) | 14 (100) | 1.429 | 0.000 to 55.714 | 1.000 |
| Vomiting (0) | Yes | 6 (30) | 6 (43) | 0.571 | 0.137 to 2.380 | 0.442 |
| Blood in stool (0) | Yes | 12 (60) | 11 (79) | 0.409 | 0.086 to 1.944 | 0.261 |
| Mucous in stool (0) | Yes | 11 (55) | 8 (57) | 0.917 | 0.231 to 3.633 | 0.901 |