Codetection of Trichomonas vaginalis and Candida albicans by PCR in Urine Samples in a Low-Risk Population Attended in a Clinic First Level in Central Veracruz, Mexico

Table 1

Socioeconomic characteristics and sexual behavior of the studied population.

	Age groups (years)
	14–20		21–30		31–40		41–50		51–60		61–70		>71		Total
	𝑁	(%)	𝑁	(%)	𝑁	(%)	𝑁	(%)	𝑁	(%)	𝑁	(%)	𝑁	(%)	𝑁	(%)
Schooling
No study	0	—	2	0.793	2	0.793	6	2.380	7	2.574	8	2.941	7	2.778	32	12.698
Elementary	1	0.397	9	3.571	12	4.761	13	5.159	18	6.618	24	8.823	10	3.968	87	34.524
Secondary	25	9.921	11	4.365	11	4.365	10	3.968	8	2.941	5	1.838	0	—	70	27.778
High school	17	6.746	17	6.746	6	2.380	4	1.587	6	2.206	0	—	1	0.397	51	20.238
University	1	0.397	6	2.381	3	1.190	1	0.397	0	—	0	—	0	—	11	4.365
Postgraduate	0	—	1	0.397	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	1	0.397
Total	44	17.460	46	18.253	34	13.492	34	13.492	39	15.476	37	14.682	18	7.142	252	100
Marital status
Single	20	7.936	10	3.968	11	4.365	13	5.158	11	4.365	14	5.556	6	2.380	85	33.730
Married	8	3.174	17	6.746	15	5.952	11	4.365	23	9.126	11	4.365	4	1.587	89	35.317
Other	16	6.349	19	7.539	8	3.174	10	3.968	5	1.984	12	4.761	8	3.174	78	30.952
Total	44	17.460	46	18.253	34	13.492	34	13.492	39	15.476	37	14.682	18	7.142	252	100
History of STIs
Yes	1	0.396	1	0.396	1	0.396	1	0.396	4	1.587	0	—	1	0.396	9	3.571
No	43	17.063	45	17.857	33	13.095	33	13.095	35	13.888	37	14.682	17	6.746	243	96.428
Total	44	17.460	46	18.253	34	13.492	34	13.492	39	15.476	37	14.682	18	7.142	252	100
Smoking
Smoker	0	—	3	1.190	1	0.396	3	1.190	1	0.396	0	—	0	—	8	3.174
Ex-smoker	6	2.380	6	2.380	1	0.396	4	1.587	5	1.984	7	2.777	7	2.777	36	14.285
Nonsmoker	37	14.682	38	15.079	32	12.698	30	11.904	31	12.301	29	11.507	11	4.365	208	82.539
Total	44	17.460	46	18.253	34	13.492	34	13.492	39	15.476	37	14.682	18	7.142	252	100
Consumption of alcohol
Yes	21	8.333	21	8.333	12	4.761	13	5.158	12	4.761	14	5.556	6	2.380	99	39.285
No	23	9.126	25	9.920	22	8.730	21	8.333	27	10.714	23	9.126	12	4.761	153	60.714
Total	44	17.460	46	18.253	34	13.492	34	13.492	39	15.476	37	14.682	18	7.142	252	100
Sexual partners
One	20	7.936	23	9.126	18	7.142	14	5.556	23	9.126	21	8.333	8	3.174	127	50.396
Two	11	4.365	14	5.556	4	1.587	9	3.571	6	2.380	7	2.777	3	1.190	54	21.428
More than two	7	2.777	8	3.174	9	3.571	10	3.968	8	3.174	9	3.571	7	2.777	58	23.015
None	1	0.397	0	—	1	0.397	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	2	0.793
Total	44	17.460	46	18.253	34	13.492	34	13.492	39	15.476	37	14.682	18	7.142	252	100
Condom use
Yes	5	1.984	4	1.587	3	1.190	1	0.397	1	0.397	0	—	0	—	14	5.556
No	39	15.476	42	16.666	31	12.302	33	13.095	38	15.079	37	14.683	18	7.143	238	94.444
Total	44	17.460	46	18.253	34	13.492	34	13.492	39	15.476	37	14.682	18	7.142	252	100

𝑁: samples.