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Table 5 Results of multivariate logistical regression for risk factors of syphilis infection

From: Infection status and risk factors of HIV, HBV, HCV, and syphilis among drug users in Guangdong, China - a cross-sectional study

Study variable

Wald χ2

P

OR

OR95%CI

Gender: female vs. male

2.986

0.084

2.141

0.903~5.078

Family origin (urban)

7.660

0.022*

  

Rural

6.083

0.014

3.996

1.329~12.012

Sub-urban

7.617

0.006

4.805

1.576~14.649

Total admissions to MDCs

10.587

0.001*

1.218

1.082~1.372

Regular sex partners ever used drug: Yes vs. No

1.740

0.187

1.926

0.727~5.100

Ever had Commercial sex in past 12 months before entering MDC: Yes vs. No

14.309

0.000*

3.210

1.754~5.874

  1. Note: Variable in Brackets is Control * p < 0.05 MDC: mandatory detoxification center;