Table 4

Univariate Cox proportional hazards regression for women and men: relative hazards of gonorrhoea reinfection

VariableWomen hazard ratio (95% CI) p valueMen hazard ratio (95% CI) p value
Variables not significant at the p<0.05 level from univariate analyses not shown: patient ever used non-injection cocaine, sexual contact ever with an IDU, and year of initial infection.
Age ≤25 years1.29 (0.89 to 1.89)1.38 (1.20 to 1.59)
0.182<0.001
Reason for visit
    None recorded
    STD symptoms
    STD contact0.48 (0.21 to 1.12)
    Previous positive STD result0.091
    HIV testing
    Check up
≥2 sex partners past month1.78 (1.23 to 2.55)1.24 (1.08 to 1.43)
0.0020.003
“Any” condom use1.61 (1.12 to 2.29)
0.009
Exchange sex ever1.83 (1.03 to 3.26)
0.040
Injection drug use ever0.53 (0.20 to 1.45)0.70 (0.51 to 0.96)
0.2170.026
Sexual contact ever with someone who engages in exchange sex1.33 (1.11 to 1.60)
0.002