Prevalence of STDs by age group (median age 28 years)
Age ≤28 years | Age >28 years | Total | |||||||
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(%) | 95% CI | (%) | 95% CI | (%) | 95% CI | ||||
CI = confidence interval; GC = gonorrhoea; Trichomonas* = defined as culture positive for T vaginalis, or a positive T vaginalis PCR confirmed with a second primer set. | |||||||||
GC | 41/174 | (24) | 17 to 31 | 27/182 | (15) | 10 to 21 | 68/356 | (19) | 15 to 24 |
Chlamydia | 32/177 | (18) | 13 to 25 | 7/184 | (4) | 2 to 8 | 39/361 | (11) | 8 to 14 |
Trichomonas* | 23/178 | (13) | 8 to 19 | 24/185 | (13) | 8 to 19 | 47/363 | (13) | 10 to 17 |