Table 1 Socio-demographic and behavioral factors associated with syphilis in parturient women admitted to public maternity hospitals
From: Prevalence and factors associated with syphilis in parturient women in Northeast, Brazil
Variables | Frequency | Syphilis | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Origin | 0.019 | ||
Fortaleza | 157 (70.7) | 16 (10.2) | |
Countryside | 65 (29.3) | 01 (1.5) | |
Age (years) | 0.459 | ||
≤ 19 | 49 (22.1) | 03 (6.1) | |
> 19 | 173 (77.9) | 14 (8.1) | |
Schooling (completed years of study) | 0.044 | ||
≤ 9 | 120 (54.1) | 13 (10.8) | |
> 9 | 102 (45.9) | 04 (3.9) | |
Family income (minimum wages)* | 0.220 | ||
≤ 2 | 177 (83.5) | 11 (6.2) | |
> 2 | 35 (16.5) | 04 (11.4) | |
Occupation (working/studying) | 0.956 | ||
Yes | 90 (40.5) | 07 (7.8) | |
No | 132 (59.9) | 10 (7.6) | |
Initiation of sexual activity (years) | 0.110 | ||
≤ 19 | 196 (88,3) | 17 (8.7) | |
> 19 | 26 (11.7) | - | |
No. of sexual partners in life | 0.021 | ||
1 | 68 (30.6) | 01 (1.5) | |
> 1 | 154 (69.4) | 16 (10.4) | |
Living with partner | 0.022 | ||
Yes | 190 (85.6) | 11 (5.8) | |
No | 32 (14.4) | 06 (18.8) | |
Use illegal drugs | <0.0001 | ||
Yes | 16 (7.2) | 05 (31.3) | |
No | 206 (92.8) | 12 (5.8) | |
Partner uses illegal drugs | 0.001 | ||
Yes | 56 (25.2) | 10 (17.9) | |
No/Ignored | 166 (74.8) | 07 (4.2) | |
Partner had diagnosis of syphilis | <0.0001 | ||
Yes | 12 (5.4) | 10 (58.8) | |
No/Doesn’t know | 210 (94.6) | 07 (3.3) | |
Changed sex for money | 0.145 | ||
Yes | 09 (4.1) | 02 (22.2) | |
No | 213 (95.9) | 15 (7.0) |