A Study of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection and Correlates in Women with Vaginal Discharge Referred at Fann Teaching Hospital in Senegal
Table 5
Factors associated with Trichomonas vaginalis infection among participating women.
Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
Parameters
Odds ratio
Adjusted Odds ratio
p value
(95%CI)
(95%CI)
Vaginal flora
Type I
Reference
Reference
--
Type II
1.5 (0.8 - 2.9)
1.6 (0.9 - 3.0)
0.12
Type III
2.9 (1.7 - 5.0)
2.6 (1.5 - 4.4)
0.001
Type IV
3.9 (2.5 - 6.1)
3.3 (2.1 - 5.3)
0.001
Erythrocytes
Absence
Reference
Reference
--
Presence
2.8 (2.0 - 3.9)
2.8 (1.9 - 3.9)
0.001
Leucocytes
Absence
Reference
Reference
--
Presence
1.7 (0.5 - 5.5)
1.3 (0.4 - 4.2)
0.70
Marital status
Single
Reference
Reference
--
Divorced
2.7 (1.6 - 4.6)
2.1 (1.2 - 3.7)
0.009
Married-monogamous
0.9 (0.6 - 1.4)
0.8 (0.5 - 1.3)
0.46
Married-polygamous
1.3 (0.8 - 2.1)
1.3 (0.8 - 2.1)
0.30
Age group
Less than 25 years
Reference
Reference
--
25 to 30 years
1.0 (0.6 - 1.4)
0.9 (0.6 - 1.4)
0.73
31 to 35 years
1.2 (0.8 - 2.0)
1.1 (0.7 - 1.9)
0.59
36 to 40 years
1.6 (0.9 - 2.5)
1.3 (0.8 - 2.2)
0.27
41 to 45 years
1.5 (0.8 - 2.6)
1.1 (0.6 - 2.1)
0.65
46 and more
1.2 (0.7 - 2.2)
0.7 (0.4 - 1.3)
0.28
Study period
2006
Reference
Reference
--
2007
1.7 (0.9 - 3.0)
1.7 (0.9 - 3.1)
0.08
2008
0.9 (0.6 - 1.5)
0.8 (0.5 - 1.3)
0.42
2009
0.6 (0.4 - 0.9)
0.5 (0.3 - 0.8)
0.003
2010
0.4 (0.3 - 0.7)
0.4 (0.3 - 0.6)
0.001
2011
0.5 (0.3 - 0.9)
0.5 (0.3 - 0.9)
0.03
Hosmer Lemeshow Goodness of fit test: Chi (8 ddl)=7.79; p=0.45 Area under the curve (AUC)=0.71; test for Multicollinearity using variance inflation factor (VIF)=1.41 - Akaike information criterion=1423; Bayesian information criterion (BIC)=1542.
