Table 1

Univariate analysis of clinical signs/symptoms and risk factors for N gonorrhoeae, C trachomatis, and T vaginalis infection among male clients of FSWs in Cotonou, Benin

Symptoms/signs or risk factor	No	No (%) with NG* or CT†	Prevalence odds ratio	p Value‡	No (%) with TV§	Prevalence odds ratio	p Value‡
N gonorrhoeae; †C trachomatis; ‡According to χ²unless otherwise specified; §Trichomonas vaginalis; ¶reported urethral discharge or dysuria or urethral discharge on physical examination; *χ²for linear trend.
Current symptoms and/or signs ^¶
Yes	22	5 (22.7)	4.4	0.02	2 (9.1)	4.2	0.12
No	304	19 (6.3)			7 (2.3)
Price paid to FSW
⩽ 1 US $	202	20 (9.9)	3.3	0.03	6 (3.3)	1.3	0.76
> 1US $	124	4 (3.2)			3 (2.4)
Condom use with FSW just seen
No	144	17 (11.8)	3.4	<0.01	5 (3.5)	1.6	0.49
Yes	182	7 (3.9)			4 (2.2)
Condom use with FSW in general
Always/mostly	173	7 (4.1)	1.0		8 (4.7)	1.0
Sometimes	67	4 (6.0)	1.5	<0.01**	0 (0.0)	0.0	0.11^**
Never	83	13 (15.7)	4.4		1 (1.2)	0.3
STI history
Yes	161	20 (12.4)	5.8	<0.01	6 (3.7)	2.1	0.29
No	166	4 (2.4)			3 (1.8)
Education
Primary/none	137	15 (11.0)	2.5	0.03	2 (1.5)	0.4	0.8
⩾ high school	193	9 (4.7%)			7 (3.6%)