Table 3

STD incidence at follow up visits, cohort of sex workers, Guangzhou, China, March 1998–October 1999

GonorrhoeaTrichomoniasisChlamydia
VisitIR (100PY)RR (95% CI)IR (100PY)RR (95% CI)IR (100PY)RR (95% (CI)
IR = incidence rate, RR = relative risk, PY = person year, CI = confidence interval.
*Indicating the trends by using GEE.
First follow up17.48122.35165.911
Second follow up6.740.39 (0.18 to 0.84)8.430.38 (0.19 to 0.75)58.200.88 (0.66 to 1.18)
Third follow up5.100.29 (0.11 to 0.75)3.030.14 (0.04 to 0.45)16.050.24 (0.14 to 0.41)
p Value for trend*0.004<0.001<0.001