International Journal of Reproductive Medicine / 2023 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Syphilis among Mothers with Missed Opportunities for Antenatal Syphilis Testing in Rural Western Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study Table 1 Factors associated with syphilis infection among mothers with missed opportunities for antenatal syphilis testing (
).Variables Categories Syphilis test cOR (95% CI) valueaOR (95% CI) valueNegative ( , %) Positive ( , %) Age <20 18 (81.8) 4 (18.2) 0.538 (0.150-2.262) 0.436 0.284 (0.052-1.5557) 0.147 20-29 58 (79.5) 15 (20.5) 0.329 (0.252-1.832) 0.679 0.364 (0.102-1.297) 0.119 ≥30 21 (72.4) 8 (27.6) Ref Ref Marital status Single 13 (65.0) 7 (35.0) 2.211 (0.776-6.296) 0.137 Separated 6 (85.7) 1 (14.3) 0.684 (0.078-6.026) 0.732 Married 78 (80.4) 19 (19.6) Ref Residence Rural 67 (77.0) 20 (23.0) 1.279 (0.489-3.349) 0.616 Urban 30 (81.1) 7 (18.9) Ref Level of education Preprimary 4 (80.0) 1 (20.0) 0.75 (0.032-17.506) 0.858 Primary 50 (71.4) 20 (28.6) 1.2 (0.118-12.233) 0.878 Secondary 40 (88.9) 5 (11.1) 0.375 (0.032-4.331) 0.432 Tertiary 3 (75.0) 1 (25.0) Ref Parity 1 33 (71.7) 13 (28.3) 1.083 (0.292-4.023) 0.905 2 to 4 53 (84.1) 10 (15.9) 0.519 (0.137-1.960) 0.333 ≥5 11 (73.3) 4 (26.7) Ref Distance to health facility ≥5 km 35 (77.8) 10 (22.2) 1.042 (0.430-2.523) 0.927 <5 km 62 (78.5) 17 (21.5) Ref ANC attendance No 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 3.692 (0.223-61.052) 0.361 Yes 96 (78.7) 26 (21.3) History of abortion and stillbirth Yes 27 (87.1) 4 (12.9) 0.451 (0.1425-1.425) 0.175 0.385 (0.075-1.971) 0.252 No 70 (75.3) 23 (24.7) Ref Ref HIV status Positive 9 (60.0) 6 (40.0) 2.794 (0.896-8.712) 0.077 2.729 (0.707-10.533) 0.145 Negative 88 (80.7) 21 (19.3) Ref Ref History of other STDs Yes 21 (77.8) 6 (22.2) 1.034 (0.37-2.89) 0.949 0.997 (0.231-4.303) 0.997 No 76 (78.4) 21 (21.6) Ref Ref Staying with partner No 29 (74.4) 10 (25.6) 1.379 (0.564-3.372) 0.481 0.213 (0.040-1.142) 0.050 Yes 68 (80.0) 17 (20.0) Ref Ref Number of sexual partners in the past 1 year >1 partner 16 (53.3) 14 (46.7) 5.452 (2.16-13.762) <0.001 24.922 (4.462-139.201) <0.001 1 partner 81 (86.2) 13 (13.8) Ref Ref Heard of syphilis No 34 (85.0) 6 (15.0) 0.529 (0.195-1.437) 0.212 Yes 63 (75.0) 21 (25.0) Ref
. ANC: antenatal care; cOR: crude odds ratio; aOR: adjusted odds ratio.