Epidemiological characteristics of the study population by recruitment site in Paramaribo, Suriname, 2009–2010
| Women recruited at STI clinic | Women recruited at family planning clinic | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (N=188) | (N=813) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Median age in years (IQR) | 28 (23–34) | 31 (25–37) | 0.001 |
| Age in years | 0.001 | ||
| <25 | 68 (36.2) | 183 (22.5) | |
| 25–29 | 45 (23.9) | 197 (24.2) | |
| 30–34 | 33 (17.6) | 173 (21.3) | |
| ≥ 35 | 42 (22.3) | 260 (32.0) | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||
| Low | 72 (38.3) | 274 (33.7) | |
| Medium | 65 (34.6) | 424 (52.2) | |
| High | 33 (17.6) | 111 (13.7) | |
| Unknown | 18 (9.6) | 4 (0.5) | |
| Ethnic group* | <0.001 | ||
| Caucasian | 5 (2.7) | 6 (0.7) | |
| Chinese | 2 (1.1) | 6 (0.7) | |
| Creole | 58 (30.9) | 199 (24.5) | |
| Hindustani | 19 (10.1) | 224 (27.6) | |
| Indigenous | 6 (3.2) | 9 (1.1) | |
| Javanese | 13 (6.9) | 145 (17.9) | |
| Maroon | 37 (19.7) | 85 (10.5) | |
| Mixed | 47 (25.0) | 136 (16.8) | |
| Sexual behaviour | |||
| Ethnic sexual mixing* | <0.001 | ||
| Assortative only | 86 (48.6) | 502 (64.6) | |
| Disassortative | 91 (51.4) | 275 (35.4) | |
| Condom use* | 0.001 | ||
| Always | 34 (18.3) | 78 (9.7) | |
| Never or inconsistent | 152 (81.7) | 726 (90.3) | |
| Number of partners in preceding month* | <0.001 | ||
| 0 | 10 (5.7) | 34 (4.2) | |
| 1 | 136 (78.2) | 735 (91.6) | |
| >1 | 28 (16.1) | 33 (4.1) | |
| Median number of partners in preceding 12 months (IQR) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–1) | <0.001 |
| Number of partners in preceding 12 months | <0.001 | ||
| 0 | 9 (4.8) | 11 (1.4) | |
| 1 | 98 (52.1) | 643 (79.1) | |
| 2 | 48 (25.5) | 108 (13.3) | |
| >2 | 33 (17.6) | 51 (6.3) | |
| Sex in exchange for money or goods* | 18 (9.7) | 6 (0.8) | <0.001 |
| Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence | |||
| C. trachomatis infection | 38 (20.2) | 78 (9.6) | <0.001 |
*Numbers do not add up to the column total due to missing data, percentages do add up to 100%. Missing data: ethnic group n=4, ethnic sexual mixing n=47, condom use n=11, number of partners in the preceding month n=25, sex in exchange for money or goods n=18.
STI, sexually transmitted infection; IQR, Interquartile range.