Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of symptomatic women stratified by confirmed diagnosis of sexually transmitted infection (STI) in three institutions of Bogotá, Colombia, 2010

VariableSTI
n=170
No STI
n=1215
Age mean—years (SD)27.9 (7.8)31.9 (8.9)
Socioeconomic leveln (%)*n (%)*
Low94 (55.3)622 (51.2)
Medium65 (38.2)557 (45.8)
High2 (1.2)5 (0.4)
Lack of data9 (5.3)31 (2.6)
Educational level
 Primary24 (14.1)180 (14.8)
 Secondary78 (45.9)524 (43.1)
 Technical34 (20.0)261 (21.5)
 University34 (20.0)250 (20.6)
Type of healthcare system
 Contributory52 (30.6)433 (35.7)
 Private3 (1.8)30 (2.5)
 Subsidised75 (44.1)562 (46.4)
 None40 (23.5)190(15.6)
Marital status n (%)
 Single89 (52.4)504 (41.5)
 Living with partner or married67 (39.4)574 (47.2)
 Divorced, separated or widowed14 (8.3)137 (11.3)
  • *Number (percentage).