Table 2

Associations with M. genitalium infection

MG positive n (%)MG negative n (%)OR (95% CI)P value
Age group (years)0.9 (0.7 to 1.2)0.4261
≤2934 (13.4)219 (86.6)0.2 (0.1 to 0.2)
30–3920 (14.1)122 (85.9)0.2 (0.1 to 0.3)
40–4912 (19.4)50 (80.7)0.2 (0.1 to 0.5)
≥502 (3.9)49 (96.1)0.0 (0.0 to 0.2)
On PrEP2.1 (1.3 to 3.6)0.0041
Yes33/169 (19.5)136/169 (80.5)
No35/339 (10.3)304/339 (89.7)
Anorectal CT3.9 (1.8 to 8.5)0.0002
Yes11/45 (24.4)35/460 (7.6)
No34/45 (75.6)425/460 (92.4)
Anorectal NG1.5 (0.5 to 4.3)0.5036
Yes4/45 (8.9)29/460 (6.3)
No41/45 (91.1)431/460 (93.7)
Urethral CT2.2 (0.5 to 10.2)0.2902
Yes2/24 (8.3)19/484 (3.9)
No22/24 (91.7)465/484 (96.1)
Urethral NG3.0 (0.4 to 25.2)0.2966
Yes1/24 (4.2)7/484 (1.5)
No23/24 (95.8)477/484 (98.6)
Male partners last 3/121.2 (0.9 to 1.5)0.30
01/8 (12.5)7/8 (87.5)0.1
112/86 (14.0)74/86 (86.1)0.2
2–529/252 (11.5)223/252 (88.5)0.1
6–1016/96 (16.7)80/96 (83.3)0.2
>1010/57 (17.5)47/57 (82.5)0.2
Female partners last 3/121.8 (0.8 to 4.2)0.1511
Yes8/68 (11.8)30/439 (6.8)
No60/68 (88.2)409/439 (93.2)
Condom use0.8 (0.6 to 1.0)0.0186
Never16/94 (17.0)78/94 (83.0)0.2
<50%19/117 (16.2)98/117 (83.8)0.2
≥50%24/168 (14.3)144/168 (85.7)0.2
Always7/108 (6.5)101/108 (93.5)0.1
N/A1/15 (6.7)14/15 (93.3)0.1
HIV infection0.7 (0.2 to 2.4)0.5749
Yes3/30 (10.0)27/30 (90.0)
No65/478 (13.6)413/478 (86.4)
  • Condom use, condom use for anal sex last 3 months: N/A, no anal sex in the last 3 months (data missing for six men); female partners last 3/12, any female sexual partner/s in the last 3 months (data missing for one man); male partners last 3/12, number of male sexual partners in the last 3 months (data missing for nine men).

  • CT,  Chlamydia trachomatis; MG, Mycoplasma genitalium; N/A, not available; NG, Neisseria gonorrhoeae; PrEP, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.