Table 2

 Prevalence and odds ratios of infection according to test reason for men and women who tested themselves with the help of the internet

Reason to testTotal No oftestsWomenMen
No of testsNumber(%) CT+Unadjusted OR (95% CI)p ValueAdjusted OR (95% CI)†p ValueNo of testsNumber (%) CT+Unadjusted OR (95% CI)p ValueAdjusted OR (95% CI)†p Value
CT+, Chlamydia trachomatis positive; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
†Adjusted for age and civil status.
Believe to be infected
Yes130784 (5.1%)1.20 (0.40 to 3.65)0.7541.09 (0.34 to 3.42)0.889529 (17.3%)9.13 (2.92 to 28.6)0.0009.10 (2.80 to 29.5)0.000
No61639317 (4.3%)referentReferent2235 (2.2%)referentreferent
Symptoms
Yes1501159 (7.8%)2.40 (1.00 to 5.90)0.0502.94 (1.17 to 7.38)0.022356 (17.1%)6.00 (1.95 to 18.5)0.0026.90 (2.18 to 22.0)0.001
No59635612 (3.4%)referentreferent2408 (3.3%)referentReferent
Requested by sex partner
Yes9132000593 (5.1%)1.00 (0.27 to 3.70)0.9980.96 (0.23 to 4.03)0.953
No65443921 (4.8%)referentreferent21611 (5.1%)referentreferent
All 75647121 (4.5%)27514 (5.1%)