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Table 1 Prevalence of N. gonorrhoeae described by socio-demographic characteristics and known risk factors for STI, Gondar town, North West Ethiopia from April–August 2016

From: Neisseria Gonorrhoae and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among symptomatic patients from Gondar town, north West Ethiopia

Characteristics

Total N (%), n = 120

N. gonorrhoeae + ve (%),n = 25

N. gonorrhoeae

- ve (%), n = 95

Sex

 Male

21(17.5)

6 (29)

15 (71)

 Female

99(82.5)

19(19)

80(81)

Age

 15–29

80(66.7)

17(21)

63(79)

 30–45

40(33,3)

8(20)

32(80)

Marital status

 Single

62(51.7)

14(23)

48(77)

 Married

58(48.3)

11(19)

47(81)

Educational status

 Illiterate

46(38.3)

9(20)

37(80)

 Literate

74(61.7)

16(22)

58(78)

Occupation

 Government employed

31(25.8)

7(23)

24(77)

 House wife

26(21.7)

3(11)

23(89)

 CSW

11(9.2)

2(18)

9(82)

 No

23(19.2)

5(22)

18(78)

 Self-employed

29(24.1)

8(18)

21(72)

Income

 No

37(30.8)

7(19)

30(81)

  < 800

25(20.8)

7(18)

18(72)

 801–1600

31(25.8)

5(16)

26(84)

  > 1600

27(22.5)

6(22)

21(78)

Knowledge about STI

 No

54(45)

10(19)

44(81)

 Yes

66(55)

15(23)

51(77)

Alcohol use

 No

39(32.5)

5(13)

34(87)

 Yes

81(67.5)

20(25)

61(75)

Khat chewing

 No

102(86)

21(21)

81(79)

 Yes

18(14)

4(28)

13(72)

Smoking

 No

111(93)

22(20)

89(80)

 Yes

9(7.5)

3(33)

6(67)

History of abortion

 No

55(55.5)

12(22)

43(78)

 Yes

44(44.5)

7(15)

37(84)

Sexual partner

 One partner

38(31.6)

7(18)

31(82)

 More than one partner

82(68.3)

18(22)

64(78)

Condom use

 Never

69(57.5)

13(19)

56(81)

 S/Rarely

38(32)

9(24)

29(76)

 Always

13(10.5)

3(15)

11(85)

Males sexual contact with prostitute women

 No

16(13)

1(6)

15(94)

 S/Rarely

100(83)

21(21)

79(79)

 Yes

5(4)

3(60)

2(40)

History of STI

 No

53(44.2)

9(17)

44(83)

 Yes

67(55.8)

16(24)

51(76)

Commonly using toillet & washing materials

 No

81(67.5)

19(23)

62(77)

 Yes

39(32.5)

6(15)

33(85)

Contact new person the last 3 months

 No

78(65)

16(21)

62(79)

 Yes

42(35)

9(21)

33(79)

HIV status

 Positive

17(14.2)

1(6)

16(94)

 Negative

103(86)

24(23)

79(77)

  1. + ve infected with N. gonorrhoeae, , ve non-infected with N. gonorrhoeae, S/Rarely sometimes or rarely, CSW Commercial Sex Workers, STI Sexual Transmitted Infection, HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus