Table 3

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with having gonorrhoea in black Caribbean men, subanalysis of men with 1 or more new partners in past 4 weeks (n=152)

VariableControlsGonorrhoeaOR (95% CI)
Condom use in the past 4 weeks
    All occasions21171
    Some occasions35134.7 (6.7 to 178.9)
    Never75316.6 (4.0 to 68.6)
Number of partners in the past 5 years
    0–310181
    4–1014537.5 (1.7 to 32.6)
    11 or more7504.5 (1.1 to 18.7)
Lived with birth parents until age 16
    yes28581
    no3636.5 (1.5 to 28.7)
Length of time living in current city/town/village
    0–5 years10341
    Over 5 years3396.6 (0.9 to 49.0)
    Always18480.4 (0.1 to 1.3)