Molecular Antimicrobial Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a Moroccan Area
Table 6
Association between global resistance, TRNG, PPNG, CRNG, and variables.
Variable
Global resistance, N ()
TRNG, N ()
PPNG, N ()
CRNG, N ()
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Age group (years)
≤42
58(89.2)
7 (10.8)
26(40.0)
39 (60.0)
12(18.5)
53 (81.)
52(80.0)
13 (20.0)
>42
76(91.6)
7 (8.4)
43(51.8)
40 (48.2)
24 (28.9)
59 (71.1)
63 (75.9)
20 (24.1)
P-value
0.630
0.153
0.141
0.552
Living area
Rural
23(82.1)
5 (17.9)
13(46.4)
15 (53.6)
7 (25.0)
21 (75.0)
17 (60.7)
11 (39.3)
Urban
111(92.5)
9 (7.5)
56 (46.7)
64 (53.3)
29 (24.2)
91 (75.8)
98 (81.7)
22 (18.3)
P-value
0.097
0.982
0.926
0.016
Family status
Married
122(90.4)
13 (9.6)
63 (46.7)
72 (53.3)
33 (24.4)
102(75.6)
108 (80.0)
27 (20.0)
Widowed /divorced
11(91.7)
1 (8.3)
6 (50.0)
6 (50.0)
3 (25.0)
9 (75.0)
6 (50.0)
6 (50.0)
P-value
0.680
0.825
0.601
0.027
Education level
Illiterate
83(91.2)
8 (8.8)
38 (41.8)
53 (58.2)
22 (24.2)
69 (75.8)
67 (73.6)
24 (26.4)
Literate
51(89.5)
6 (10.5)
31 (54.4)
26 (45.6)
14 (24.6)
43 (75.4)
48 (84.2)
9 (15.8)
P-value
0.726
0.134
0.985
0.132
Number of pregnancy
≤3
80(88.9)
10 (11.1)
37 (41.1)
53 (58.9)
21 (23.3)
69 (76.7)
74 (82.2)
16 (17.8)
>3
52(94.5)
3 (5.5)
31 (56.4)
24 (43.6)
15 (27.3)
40 (72.7)
40 (72.7)
15 (27.3)
P-value
0.198
0.074
0.594
0.176
Parity
≤3
90(90)
10 (10)
42 (42.0)
58 (58.0)
23 (23.0)
77 (77.0)
83(83.0)
17 (17.0)
>3
42(93.3)
3 (6.7)
26 (57.8)
19 (42.2)
13 (28.9)
32 (71.1)
31(68.9)
14 (31.1)
P-value
0.381
0.078
0.448
0.055
History of miscarriage
No
91(88.3)
12 (11.7)
43 (41.7)
60 (58.3)
23 (22.3)
80 (77.7)
81 (78.6)
22 (21.4)
Yes
39(95.1)
2 (4.9)
23 (56.1)
18 (43.9)
12 (29.3)
29 (70.7)
31 (75.6)
10 (24.4)
P-value
0.179
0.119
0.381
0.693
Menopause
No
83(91.2)
8 (8.8)
44 (48.4)
47 (51.6)
21 (23.1)
70 (76.9)
74 (81.3)
17 (18.7)
Yes
48(88.9)
1 (11.1)
24 (44.4)
30 (55.6)
15 (27.8)
39 (72.2)
39 (72.2)
15 (27.8)
P-value
0.647
0.649
0.526
0.202
Passive smoking
No
98(89.9)
11 (10.1)
49 (45.0)
60 (55.0)
25 (22.9)
84 (77.1)
86 (78.9)
23 (21.1)
Yes
32(91.4)
3 (8.6)
19 (54.3)
16 (45.7)
11 (31.4)
24 (68.6)
26 (74.3)
9 (25.7)
P-value
0.544
0.336
0.313
0.568
Use of oral contraception
No
95 (92.2)
8 (7.8)
51 (49.5)
52 (50.5)
27 (26.2)
76 (73.8)
78 (75.7)
25 (24.3)
Yes
37 (86)
6 (14)
17 (39.5)
26 (60.5)
9 (20.9)
34 (79.1)
36 (83.7)
7 (16.3)
P-value
0.195
0.271
0.5
0.287
Age at first sexual intercourse (years)
≤21
90 (91.8)
8 (8.2)
46 (46.9)
52 (53.1)
25 (25.5)
73 (74.5)
76 (77.6)
22 (22.4)
>21
43 (87.8)
6 (12.2)
23 (46.9)
26 (53.1)
11 (22.4)
38 (77.6)
38 (77.6)
11 (22.4)
P-value
0.303
1
0.684
1
PPNG, penicillinase-producing N. gonorrhoeae (plasmid-mediated); TRNG, tetracycline resistant N. gonorrhoeae (plasmid-mediated); CRNG: ciprofloxacin-resistant N. gonorrhoeae.
