Research Article
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolated from South African Pregnant Women
Table 1
Characteristics of the antenatal women enrolled in this study. The infection status of N. gonorrhoeae is based on the data from culture.
| | Status | Negative () | Positive () | value | Overall () |
| | Age | | | 0.102 | | | (CV%) | (21.2) | (12.7) | | (21.2) | | Median (Q1-Q3) | 29.0 (24.0-34.0) | 25.5 (22.8-27.5) | Rank sum test | 29.0 (24.0-34.0) | | Min–Max | 19.0-45.0 | 21.0-29.0 | | 19.0-45.0 | | Current abnormal vaginal discharge | | | 1.000 | | | No | 241 (80.1%) | 5 (83.3%) | | 246 (80.1%) | | Yes | 60 (19.9%) | 1 (16.7%) | | 61 (19.9%) | | Married | | | 1.000 | | | No | 264 (87.7%) | 6 (100%) | | 270 (87.9%) | | Yes | 37 (12.3%) | 0 (0%) | | 37 (12.1%) | | Regular sex partner | | | 0.424 | | | No | 104 (34.6%) | 3 (50.0%) | | 107 (34.9%) | | Yes | 197 (65.4%) | 3 (50.0%) | | 200 (65.1%) | | Co habiting | | | 0.407 | | | No | 176 (58.5%) | 5 (83.3%) | | 181 (59.0%) | | Yes | 125 (41.5%) | 1 (16.7%) | | 126 (41.0%) | | Lifetime sex partners | | | 0.108 | | | >4 | 35 (11.6%) | 0 (0%) | | 35 (11.4%) | | 1 | 80 (26.6%) | 4 (66.7%) | | 84 (27.4%) | | 2 to 4 | 186 (61.8%) | 2 (33.3%) | | 188 (61.2%) | | Partner has other partners | | | 0.601 | | | Do not know | 169 (56.1%) | 5 (83.3%) | | 174 (56.7%) | | No | 91 (30.2%) | 1 (16.7%) | | 92 (30.0%) | | Yes | 41 (13.6%) | 0 (0%) | | 41 (13.4%) | | Condom use | | | 0.638 | | | Always | 23 (7.6%) | 0 (0%) | | 23 (7.5%) | | Never | 53 (17.6%) | 2 (33.3%) | | 55 (17.9%) | | Rarely | 6 (2.0%) | 0 (0%) | | 6 (2.0%) | | Sometimes | 219 (72.8%) | 4 (66.7%) | | 223 (72.6%) | | Trimester | | | 1.000 | | | 1st | 11 (3.7%) | 0 (0%) | | 11 (3.6%) | | 2nd | 96 (31.9%) | 2 (33.3%) | | 98 (31.9%) | | 3rd | 194 (64.5%) | 4 (66.7%) | | 198 (64.5%) | | Treated for STIs in the past | | | 0.669 | | | No | 205 (68.1%) | 5 (83.3%) | | 210 (68.4%) | | Yes | 96 (31.9%) | 1 (16.7%) | | 97 (31.6%) |
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