Research Article

Association between Prior Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Ectopic Pregnancy at a Tertiary Care Hospital in South Western Uganda

Table 4

Factors associated with ectopic pregnancy at multivariate analysis.

VariableUnivariableMultivariable
OR (95% CI) valueaOR (95% CI) value

Chlamydia IgG antibodies
No1.01.0
Yes4.4 (1.70–11.48)0.00194.9 (1.15–21.29)0.0019
Marital status
Single13.6 (4.05–45.62)0.000012.0 (2.21–65.32)0.0026
Married1.01.0
Separated1.8 (0.18–19.70)0.6 (0.04–8.48)
Parity
11.01.0
239.1 (4.92–310.73)24.9 (1.47–205.98)
>39.4 (0.90–98.96)0.00006.9 (1.47–32.98)0.3752
Menarche
<12 years1.01.0
12–14 years1.1 (0.09–13.27)0.00313.4 (0.77–14.82)0.2796
>14 years0.1 (0.01–2.41)1.1 (0.11–11.50)
Coitarche
<19 years0.6 (0.02–0.34)0.00000.9 (0.37–2.28)0.8622
>19 years1.01.0
Multiple sexual partners
No1.01.0
Yes3.8 (1.48–9.82)0.00513.1 (0.18–11.88)0.4376
Induced abortion
None1.01.0
1–49.2 (1.66–51.27)0.00677.0 (0.43–46.68)0.8681
History of abdominal/pelvic surgery
No1.01.0
Yes12.6 (4.02–39.71)0.00016.9 (1.47–32.98)0.0000
History of previous PID
No1.01.0
Yes104 (24.23–171.5)0.000085 (33.14–169.4)0.5689