Factors associated with trichomoniasis among 978 rural men, Mwanza
| Characteristic | No* | No with T vaginalis | % | Odds ratio*(95% CI) | p Value¶ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Odds ratio (OR) controlled for age; excludes 2 men for whom full questionnaire information was not available. | |||||
| ¶Likelihood ratio test for association. | |||||
| †Likelihood ratio test for trend. | |||||
| ‡Includes skilled manual, office worker, teacher, business, fishing, truck drivers/turn boys and students. | |||||
| §Excludes 3 men for whom data on circumcision status are missing. | |||||
| Education | |||||
| None/adult only | 209 | 33 | 15.8 | 1.0 | 0.06† |
| Standard 1–4 | 192 | 25 | 13.0 | 0.79 (0.45–1.40) | |
| Standard ≥5 | 550 | 48 | 8.7 | 0.63 (0.38–1.04) | |
| Secondary | 27 | 2 | 7.4 | 0.47 (0.10–2.08) | |
| Employment | |||||
| Various‡ | 193 | 7 | 3.6 | 1.0 | <0.001 |
| Farmer | 771 | 98 | 12.7 | 3.41 (1.55–7.50) | |
| Unskilled manual | 14 | 3 | 21.4 | 8.97 (2.00–40.12) | |
| Religion | |||||
| Muslim | 125 | 3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | <0.001 |
| Catholic | 381 | 43 | 11.3 | 4.96 (1.51–16.32) | |
| Protestant | 154 | 6 | 3.9 | 1.56 (0.38–6.39) | |
| Other | 318 | 56 | 17.6 | 7.48 (2.28–24.53) | |
| Travel in past year | |||||
| No | 311 | 36 | 11.6 | 1.0 | 0.84 |
| Yes | 667 | 72 | 10.8 | 0.96 (0.62–1.48) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Unmarried | 433 | 29 | 6.7 | 1.0 | <0.001† |
| Only wife | 499 | 67 | 13.4 | 2.08 (1.14–3.82) | |
| 2+ wives | 46 | 12 | 26.1 | 4.35 (1.81–10.44) | |
| Lifetime sexual partners | |||||
| 0–1 | 114 | 6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.36 |
| 2–5 | 254 | 25 | 9.8 | 1.58 (0.59–4.22) | |
| 6–10 | 215 | 30 | 14.0 | 2.09 (0.76–5.73) | |
| >10 | 395 | 47 | 11.9 | 1.45 (0.53–4.01) | |
| No of partners past 1 year | |||||
| 0 | 131 | 9 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 0.28† |
| 1 | 392 | 45 | 11.5 | 1.3 (0.59–2.86) | |
| ≥ 2 | 455 | 54 | 11.9 | 1.50 (0.69–3.27) | |
| No. partners past 3 months | |||||
| 0 | 215 | 11 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.001† |
| 1 | 551 | 63 | 11.4 | 2.01 (0.99–4.13) | |
| ≥2 | 212 | 34 | 16.0 | 3.25 (1.51–6.98) | |
| Circumcised§ | |||||
| No | 773 | 98 | 12.7 | 1.0 | 0.001 |
| Yes | 202 | 10 | 5.0 | 0.37 (0.19–0.72) | |
| N gonorrhoeae +/− C trachomatis infection | |||||
| No | 957 | 103 | 10.8 | 1.0 | 0.11 |
| Yes | 21 | 5 | 23.8 | 2.53 (0.89–7.18) | |
| Genital ulceration on examination | |||||
| Yes | 968 | 105 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 0.085 |
| No | 10 | 3 | 30 | 3.87 (0.96–15.62) | |