Trichomonas vaginalis infection and the diagnostic significance of detection tests among Ghanaian outpatients

BMC Women's Health

Table 4 Univariate analysis of patients sexual and health characteristics for potential risk factors of T. vaginalis infection

Covariates^a	Patients (n = 150)	Patients with T. vaginalis		Unadjusted Odds ratio	95%CI	P-value
Covariates^a	Patients (n = 150)	Yes (n = 64)	No (n = 86)	Unadjusted Odds ratio	95%CI	P-value
Knowledge of STI	96	22	74	0.08	0.04, 0.19	< 0.001
Previously had STI
No	103	22	81	0.032	0.01, 0.09	< 0.001
Yes	22	10	12	1.36	0.54, 3.41	0.634
No idea	25	12	13	1.33	0.56, 3.14	0.658
Showed symptoms of STI	81	20	61	0.17	0.08, 0.35	< 0.001
Genital discharge	57	38	19	5.15	2.52,10.51	< 0.001
Itching around genital area	50	35	15	5.71	2.71, 12.01	< 0.001
Painful micturition	26	13	13	1.43	0.61, 3.34	0.513
Genital ulcers	6	5	1	7.20	0.82, 63.25	0.083
Urethral burns	2	0	2	0	–	0.507
No. of sexual partners in past 1 year
0	38	9	29	0.32	0.13, 0.71	0.007
1	112	55	57	3.11	1.35, 7.16	0.007
Partner(s) had other sexual partner(s) in past 1 year
No	89	20	69	0.09	0.05, 2.13	< 0.001
Yes	28	15	13	1.72	0.75, 3.93	0.210
No idea	23	13	10	1.93	0.79, 4.75	0.172
No condom use	101	50	51	2.15	1.17, 5.09	0.021
Alcohol use	44	9	35	0.87	0.344, 2.22	0.7775
Co-infection with yeast	79	19	60	1.65	0.56, 4.89	0.3686

^aT. vaginitis infection was defined with positivity to PCR diagnostic tests; CI confidence interval, STI sexually transmitted disease

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