Table 3

 Characteristics of syphilis positive compared with syphilis negative clients

Positive syphilis serology (n = 16)Negative syphilis serology (n = 1637)
Age43.9837.5
Marital status25% (4)9.2% (208)
Sexual identity (p = 0.06)Homosexual: 56% (9)Homosexual: 66.7% (1074)
Bisexual: 44% (7)Bisexual: 18.8% (294)
Heterosexual: 0% (0)Heterosexual:14.5%(245)
Injecting drug use history18.75% (3)8% (185)
Test site (p = 0.015)Clinic: 68.75% (11)Clinic: 90.5% (1418)
SOPV: 31.25% (5)SOPV: 9.5% (219)