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Table 5 Multivariate analysis for risk factors of T. vaginalis infection

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

Risk factora

Level

Adjusted Odds Ratio

95%CI

P-value

Female gender

Yes/No

24.87

10.55, 51.19

0.001

Age (±SD)

1 year increase

1.41

1.09, 3.54

0.013

Knowledge of STI

Yes/No

0.16

0.08, 0.31

0.014

  1. aThe predictive accuracy of the models evaluated by Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test was non-significant with P-value > 0.05 suggesting that the model predicted accurately on average. The discriminatory power of the multiple logistic regression analysis as measured by the area under the ROC curve was 0.791. Stepwise modelling was adjusted for univariate variables with P-value < 0.05