Table 2

CT, NG and TV coinfection* positivity by age group and sex

CT coinfectionsNG coinfectionsTV coinfections
CT posCT, % with NGCT, % with TVNG posNG, % with CTNG, % with TV*TV posTV, % with CT*TV, % with NG*
nn% (95% CI)N% (95% CI)nn% (95% CI)N% (95% CI)nn% (95%CI)n% (95%CI)
Overall154748231.2 (28.9 to 33.6)38024.6 (22.5 to 26.9)136146334.0 (31.5 to 36.6)35426.0 (23.7 to 28.4)236732613.8 (12.4 to 15.3)30913.1 (11.7 to 14.5)
SexMen50121943.7 (39.3 to 48.2)428.4 (6.1 to 11.2)56519133.8 (30.0 to 37.9)417.3 (5.3 to 9.7)3333510.5 (7.4 to 14.3)4513.5 (10.0 to 17.7)
Women104626325.1 (22.5 to 27.9)33832.3 (29.5 to 35.2)79627234.2 (30.9 to 37.6)31339.3 (36.0 to 42.8)203429114.3 (12.8 to 15.9)26413.0 (11.5 to 14.5)
Men16–191538354.2 (46.0 to 62.3)1610.5 (6.1 to 16.4)1737040.5 (33.1 to 48.2)137.5 (4.1 to 12.5)471429.8 (17.3 to 44.9)1531.9 (19.1 to 47.1)
20–241577346.5 (38.5 to 54.6)127.6 (4.0 to 13.0)1736235.8 (28.7 to 43.5)137.5 (2.7 to 17.8)51917.6 (8.4 to 30.9)1529.4 (17.5 to 43.8)
25–29873135.6 (25.6 to 46.6)66.9 (2.6 to 14.4)982828.6 (19.9 to 38.6)55.1 (1.7 to 11.5)5547.3 (2.0 to 17.6)610.9 (0.4 to 22.2)
30–34492040.8 (27.0 to 55.8)24.1 (0.4 to 14.0)591932.2 (20.6 to 45.6)35.1 (1.1 to 14.1)3625.6 (0.7 to 18.7)38.3 (1.8 to 22.5)
35+551221.8 (11.8 to 35.0)610.9 (4.0 to 22.2)621219.4 (10.4 to 31.4)711.3 (4.7 to 21.9)14464.2 (1.5 to 8.8)64.2 (1.5 to 8.8)
Women16–193409728.5 (23.8 to 33.6)13138.5 (33.3 to 43.9)27310638.8 (33.0 to 44.9)11140.7 (34.8 to 46.7)43012328.6 (24.4 to 33.1)9522.1 (18.3 to 26.3)
20–2433911032.4 (27.5 to 37.7)10831.9 (26.9 to 37.1)26811041.0 (35.1 to 47.2)11141.4 (35.5 to 47.6)4588819.2 (15.7 to 23.1)9420.5 (16.9 to 24.5)
25–291783218.0 (12.6 to 24.4)4927.5 (21.1 to 34.7)1113430.6 (22.2 to 40.1)4439.6 (30.5 to 49.4)3143912.4 (8.9 to 16.6)3511.1 (7.9 to 15.2)
30–34761317.1 (9.4 to 27.5)2532.9 (22.5 to 44.6)731216.4 (8.8-.27.0)2331.5 (21.1 to 43.4)223188.1 (4.9 to 12.5)209.0 (5.6 to 13.5)
35+113119.7 (5.0 to 16.8)2522.1 (14.9 to 30.9)711014.1 (7.0 to 24.4)2433.8 (23.0 to 46.0)609345.6 (3.9 to 7.7)203.3 (2.0 to 5.0)
  • *Coinfection: proportion of unique patients who tested positive for one infection, with a positive result for another infection.

  • CT, Chlamydia trachomatis; NG, Neisseria gonorrhoea; TV, Trichomonas vaginalis.