Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 278) in northwestern Ethiopia, March to August 2022
Variables | Frequency N (%) | Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection | |
|---|---|---|---|
Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | ||
Age group | |||
15–25 | 85(34.6) | 7(8.2) | 78(91.8) |
26–35 | 124 (44.6) | 9(7.3) | 115(92.7) |
36+ | 69 (24.8) | 5(7.2) | 64(92.8) |
Educational status | |||
Illiterate | 28 (10.1) | 2(7.1) | 26(92.9) |
Elementary | 79 (28.4) | 7(8.9) | 72(91.1) |
High school | 121 (43.5) | 11(9.1) | 110(90.9) |
College/university | 50 (18.0) | 1(2) | 49(98) |
Residence | |||
Urban | 194 (69.8) | 12(6.2) | 182(93.8) |
Rural | 84 (30.2) | 9(10.7) | 75(89.3) |
Occupation | |||
Farmer | 17 (6.10) | 3(17.6) | 14(82.4) |
Housewife | 60 (21.6) | 4(6.7) | 56(93.3) |
Government worker | 63 (22.7) | 4(6.3) | 59(93.7) |
Commercial Sex workers | 3 (1.1) | 0 | 3(100) |
Merchant | 116 (41.7) | 8(6.9) | 108(93.1) |
Student | 19 (6.8) | 2(10.5) | 17(89.5) |
Marital status | |||
Single | 55 (19.8) | 3(5.5) | 52(94.5) |
Married | 196 (70.5) | 14(7.1) | 182(92.9) |
Divorced | 17 (6.1) | 3(17.6) | 14(82.4) |
Widowed | 10 (3.6) | 1(10) | 9(90) |
Total | 278(100%) | 21(7.6%) | 257(92.4%) |