Table 5

History of reported lifetime sexually transmitted diseases (non-ulcerative and ulcerative), stratified by sex

CharacteristicMale (n=932)Female (n=505)p Value
Values are n (%).
STD, sexually transmitted disease.
Any STD ever395 (42)290 (57)0.001
    gonorrhea/chlamydia ever282 (30)215 (43)0.001
    syphilis/herpes ever128 (14)96 (19)0.008
Any STD past 6 months11 (1)23 (5)0.001
    gonorrhea/chlamydia ever3 (<1)6 (1)0.05
    syphilis/herpes ever5 (<1)13 (3)0.001