Research Article

Magnitudes and Correlates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, and Syphilis among Pregnant Mothers Attending Antenatal Care in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 5

Associated factors of any one of the STIs among pregnant women attending antenatal care at selected public hospitals in Addis Ababa, February to March, 2021 ().

VariablesCategoryFrequencyAny STI serostatusBivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
No, (%)Yes, (%)COR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI) value

GravidityPrimigravida2421 (87.5)3 (12.5)11
Multigravida257234 (91.1)23 (8.9)0.69 (0.19-2.48)
ParityPrimiparous121106 (87.6)15 (12.4)11
Multiparous160149 (93.1)11 (6.9)0.52 (0.23-1.18)0.55 (0.17-1.76)0.32
Educational levelNo formal education3422 (64.7)12 (35.3)11
Primary school5555 (100)0 (0.0)
Secondary school116109 (94)7 (6)0.11 (0.04-0.33)0.11 (0.03-0.41)
College and above7669 (90.8)7 (9.2)0.18 (0.05-0.53)0.19 (0.04-0.77)
Hx of hospital admissionNo197183 (92.9)14 (7.1)11
Yes8472 (85.7)12 (14.3)2.18 (0.96-4.93)1.59 (0.50-5.11)0.43
History of dental procedureNo220206 (93.6)14 (6.4)11
Yes6149 (80.3)12 (19.7)3.60 (1.57-8.28)2.31 (0.70-7.54)0.16
History of blood transfusionNo227210 (92.5)17 (7.5)11
Yes5445 (83.3)9 (16.7)2.47 (1.04-5.90)2.76 (0.80-9.55)0.11
History of woman STIsNo173161 (93.1)12 (6.9)11
Yes10894 (87)14 (7)2.0 (0.89-4.50)1.67 (0.54-5.11)0.37
History of husband STIsNo187174 (93)13 (7)11
Yes9481 (86.2)13 (13.8)2.15 (0.95-4.84)2.86 (0.97-8.40)0.06
History of abortionNo235218 (92.8)17 (7.2)11
Yes4637 (80.4)9 (19.6)3.11 (1.30-7.52)0.75 (0.16-3.39)0.71
History of tattooingNo244228 (93.4)16 (6.6)11
Yes3727 (73)10 (27)5.28 (2.18-12.79)6.24 (1.79-21.7)
History of premarital sexNo9886 (87.8)12 (12.2)11
Yes183169 (92.3)14 (7.7)0.59 (0.26-1.34)0.34 (0.10-1.16)0.08
Hx of multiple sexual partnersNo180169 (93.9)11 (6.1)11
Yes10186 (85.1)15 (14.9)2.68 (1.18-6.08)5.15 (1.68-15.7)
History of rapeNo212195 (92)17 (8)11
Yes6960 (87)9 (13)1.72 (0.72-4.06)2.69 (0.80-8.98)0.11
Hx of husband with multiple sexual partnersNo220204 (92.7)16 (7.3)11
Yes6151 (83.3)10 (16.4)2.50 (1.07-5.83)1.92 (0.59-6.26)0.28

In a bivariate analysis, is statistically significant. In multivariate analysis, is statistically significant; 1: reference category. Sexual history of the women’s husband.