Research Article
Association between Prior Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Ectopic Pregnancy at a Tertiary Care Hospital in South Western Uganda
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics (N = 101).
| | Characteristic | Controls,n (%) | Cases,n (%) | value |
| | Age in years | | | | | 16–19 | 12 (15.79) | 1 (4.00) | | | 20–24 | 38 (50.00) | 6 (24.00) | | | 25–34 | 21 (27.63) | 14 (56.00) | 0.011 | | 35–42 | 5 (6.58) | 4 (16.00) | | | Mean age | 27.8 ± 4.3 | 25.2 ± 5.9 | | | District | | | | | Mbarara | 68 (90.67) | 20 (80.00) | | | Greater Bushenyi | 4 (5.33) | 4 (16.00) | 0.234 | | Others | 4 (4.00) | 1 (4.00) | | | Residence type | | | | | Rural | 38 (50.00) | 13 (52.00) | 0.862 | | Urban | 38 (50.00) | 12 (48.00) | | | Tribe | | | | | Banyankore | 59 (77.63) | 20 (80.00) | | | Baganda | 5 (6.58) | 3 (12.00) | | | Bakiga | 7 (9.21) | 2 (8.00) | 0.496 | | Others | 5 (6.58) | 0 (0.00) | | | Level of education | | | | | No formal education | 2 (2.63) | 0 (0.00) | | | Primary education | 38 (50.00) | 6 (24.00) | | | Secondary education | 24 (31.58) | 11 (44.00) | 0.075 | | Tertiary education | 12 (15.79) | 8 (32.00) | | | Marital status | | | | | Single | 5 (6.58) | 12 (48.00) | 0.000 | | Married | 68 (89.47) | 12 (48.00) | | | Separated | 3 (3.95) | 1 (4.00) | | | Religion | | | | | Christian | 44 (57.89) | 14 (56.00) | 0.868 | | Moslem | 32 (42.11) | 11 (44.00) | | | Occupation | | | | | Unemployed | 13 (17.33) | 1 (4.00) | | | Peasant | 35 (46.67) | 3 (12.00) | | | Business | 21 (28.00) | 15 (60.00) | 0.001 | | Professional | 6 (8.00) | 6 (24.00) | | | Income in Uganda (shs) | | | | | ≤90,000 | 24 (31.58) | 24 (96.00) | 0.000 | | ≥90,000 | 52 (68.42) | 1 (4.00) | |
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