Research Article
Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Neisseria gonorrhoeae among Suspected Patients Attending Private Clinics in Jimma, Ethiopia
Table 1
Description of the demographic data of patients investigated for gonococcal infection at Jimma Town Private Clinics, Jimma, Ethiopia.
| | Variable | Gonococcal infection | Total | COR | AOR | | Yes (%) | No (%) | 95% CI | value | 95% CI | value |
| | Sex | | | | | | | | | Male | 1 (3.2) | 13 (4.6) | 14 (4.4) | 1.0 | | | | | Female | 30 (96.8) | 271 (95.4) | 301 (95.6) | 0.69 (0.088–5.499) | 0.730 | | |
| | Age | | | | | | | | | 15–19 | 2 (5.9) | 32 (94.0) | 34 (10.9) | 1.4 (0.5–3.8) | 0.502 | 1.3 (0.3–6.2) | 0.707 | | 20–24 | 18 (12.5) | 126 (87.5) | 144 (45.8) | 2.1 (0.6–6.8) | 0.239 | 1.8 (0.4–9.0) | 0.468 | | 25–29 | 7 (8.3) | 77 (91.7) | 84 (26.8) | 1.3 (1.2–3.2) | 0.840 | 0.9 (0.1–10.3) | 0.936 | | 30–34 | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) | 9 (2.9) | 2.1 (0.9–1.3) | 0.241 | 0.8 (0.5–4.9) | 0.671 | | ≥35 | 3 (6.8) | 41 (93.2) | 44 (13.6) | 1.0 | | 1.0 | |
| | Residence | | | | | | | | | Urban | 18 (7.5) | 222 (92.5) | 240 (76.2) | 1.0 | 0.150 | 1.0 | | | Rural | 13 (17.3) | 62 (82.7) | 75 (23.8) | 0.4 (0.2–0.8) | | 3.0 (1.3–6.9) | 0.007 |
| | Marital status | | | | | | | | | Married | 10 (8.4) | 109 (90.3) | 119 (37.8) | 1.0 | 0.720 | 1.0 | 0.010 | | Single | 18 (9.6) | 169 (91.6) | 187 (59.4) | 1.1 (0.5–2.6) | 0.039 | 7.5 (1.6–34.5) | 0.015 | | Divorced | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.67) | 9 (2.8) | 0.2 (0.1–0.9) | | 6.9 (1.5–32.5) | |
| | Income | | | | | | | | | ≤500 | 17 (9.6) | 161 (90.5) | 178 (56.5) | 0.9 (0.4–2.18) | 0.966 | | | | 501–999 | 3 (15) | 17 (85) | 20 (6.3) | 0.6 (0.2–2.3) | | | | | ≥1000 | 11 (9.4) | 106 (90.6) | 117 (37.2) | 1.0 | 0.449 | | |
| | Edu. Level | | | | | | | | | Illiterate | 0 | 19 (100) | 19 (6.0) | 1.1 (0.4–2.8) | 0.833 | | | | Grade 1–8 | 9 (10.9) | 73 (89.0) | 82 (26.0) | 0.6 (0.1–2.1) | 0.407 | | | | Grade 9–12+ | 22 (10.3) | 192 (89.7) | 214 (68.0) | 1.0 | | | |
|
|
