Research Article
Association between Prior Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Ectopic Pregnancy at a Tertiary Care Hospital in South Western Uganda
Table 2
Sexual and reproductive characteristics (N = 101).
| Characteristic | Controls, n (%) | Cases, n (%) | value |
| Parity | | | | 1 | 41 (53.95) | 1 (4.00) | | 2 | 22 (28.95) | 21 (84.00) | 0.000 | >3 | 13 (17.11) | 3 (12.00) | | Menarche | | | | <12 years | 2 (2.67) | 1 (4.00) | | 12–14 years | 37 (49.33) | 21 (84.00) | 0.006 | >14 years | 36 (48.00) | 3 (12.00) | | Coitarche | | | | <19 years | 46 (60.00) | 25 (100.00) | 0.000 | >19 years | 30 (40.00) | 0 (0.00) | | Multiple sexual partners | | | | No | 57 (75.00) | 11 (44.00) | | Yes | 19 (25.00) | 14 (56.00) | 0.004 | Induced abortion | | | | None | 74 (97.37) | 20 (80.00) | | 1–4 | 2 (2.63) | 5 (20.00) | 0.003 | History of previous PID | | | | No | 68 (89.47) | 1 (4.00) | | Yes | 8 (10.53) | 24 (96.00) | 0.002 | History of puerperal/postabortal sepsis | | | | No | 75 (98.68) | 24 (96.00) | | Yes | 1 (1.32) | 1 (4.00) | 0.403 | History of abdominal/pelvic surgery | | | | No | 70 (92.11) | 12 (48.00) | | Yes | 6 (7.89) | 13 (52.00) | 0.000 | History of IUCD usage | | | | No | 73 (97.33) | 24 (96.00) | | Yes | 2 (2.67) | 1 (4.00) | 0.735 |
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