Molecular Antimicrobial Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a Moroccan Area
Table 7
Association between PPNG type, double resistance, triple drug resistance, and variables.
Variable
PPNG type, N (%)
Double resistance, N (%)
Triple resistance, N (%)
(PPNG/TRNG/CRNG)
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Age group (years)
≤42
7 (58.3)
5 (41.7)
20 (30.8)
45 (69.2)
6 (9.2)
59 (90.8)
>42
16 (66.7)
8 (33.3)
30 (36.1)
53 (63.9)
12 (14.5)
71 (85.5)
P-value
0.447
0.493
0.334
Living area
Rural
5 (71.4)
2 (28.6)
8 (28.6)
20 (71.4)
3 (10.7)
25 (89.3)
Urban
18 (62.1)
11 (37.9)
42 (35.0)
78 (65.0)
15 (12.5)
105 (87.5)
P-value
0.501
0.517
0.795
Family status
Married
21 (63.6)
12 (36.4)
48 (35.6)
87 (64.4)
17 (12.6)
118 (87.4)
Widowed/divorced
2 (66.7)
1 (33.3)
2 (16.7)
10 (83.3)
1 (8.3)
11 (91.7)
P-value
0.709
0.157
0.666
Education level
Illiterate
17 (77.3)
5 (22.7)
30 (33.0)
61 (67.0)
7 (7.7)
84 (92.3)
Literate
6 (42.9)
8 (57.1)
20 (35.1)
37 (64.9)
11 (19.3)
46 (80.7)
P-value
0.036
0.791
0.036
Number of pregnancy
≤3
11 (52.4)
10 (47.6)
28 (31.1)
62 (68.9)
12 (13.3)
78 (86.7)
>3
12 (80)
3 (20)
22 (40)
33 (60)
6 (10.9)
49 (89.1)
P-value
0.089
0.275
0.668
Parity
≤3
13 (56.5)
10 (43.5)
34 (68.0)
66 (66.0)
12 (12.0)
88 (88.0)
>3
10 (76.9)
3 (23.1)
16 (32.0)
29 (64.4)
6 (13.3)
39 (86.7)
P-value
0.195
0.855
0.822
History of miscarriage
No
16 (69.6)
7 (30.4)
32 (31.1)
71 (68.9)
12 (11.7)
91 (88.3)
Yes
7 (58.3)
5 (41.7)
17 (41.5)
24 (58.5)
5 (12.2)
36 (87.8)
P-value
0.382
0.235
0.564
Menopause
No
11 (52.4)
10 (47.6)
32 (35.2)
59 (64.8)
12 (13.2)
79 (86.8)
Yes
12 (80)
3 (20)
18 (33.3)
36 (66.7)
6 (11.1)
48 (88.9)
P-value
0.089
0.823
0.714
Passive smoking
No
17 (68)
8 (32)
40 (36.7)
69 (63.3)
11 (10.1)
98 (89.9)
Yes
6 (54.5)
5 (45.5)
10 (28.6)
25 (71.4)
7 (20.0)
28 (80.0)
P-value
0.342
0.380
0.109
Use of oral contraception
No
19 (70.4)
8 (29.6)
33 (32.0)
70 (68.0)
14 (13.6)
89 (86.4)
Yes
4 (44.4)
5 (55.6)
17 (39.5)
26 (60.5)
4 (9.3)
39 (90.7)
P-value
0.158
0.384
0.472
Age at first sexual intercourse (years)
≤21
18 (72)
7 (28)
31 (31.6)
67 (68.4)
13 (13.3)
85 (86.7)
>21
5 (45.5)
6 (54.5)
19 (38.8)
30 (61.2)
5 (10.2)
44 (89.8)
P-value
0.126
0.389
0.594
PPNG, penicillinase-producing N. gonorrhoeae (plasmid-mediated); TRNG, tetracycline resistant N. gonorrhoeae (plasmid-mediated); CRNG: ciprofloxacin-resistant N. gonorrhoeae.
