Background
Methods
Study design
Ethical consideration
Data collection
Sample collection and DNA extraction
Multiplex PCR for the detection of ten pathogens
Detection of HPV genotypes
Statistical analysis
Results
Prevalence of pathogens
A | |||||||||||
Prevalence of STI’s pathogens | |||||||||||
Pathogens | CT | NG | MG | MGI | MH | UU | UP | GV | CA | TV | HPV |
CT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
NG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MGI | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
MH | 19 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||
UU | 23 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||
UP | 175 | 103 | 18 | 3 | 17 | ||||||
GV | 184 | 22 | 4 | 16 | |||||||
CA | 41 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
TV | 10 | 1 | |||||||||
HPV | 34 | ||||||||||
B | |||||||||||
Frequency of pathogens coinfections | |||||||||||
CT | NG | MG | MGI | MH | UU | UP | GV | CA | TV | HPV | |
Monoinfection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Coinfection | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 129 | 136 | 34 | 7 | 28 |
Association between pathogens and symptoms
In symptomatic patients
In asymptomatic patients
Rates of HPV genotypes
Pap test and HPV
HPV vaccination in HPV infected women
Demographic characteristics of the sample and their association with STI’s
Total (%) N | Positive for STIs (%) N | |
---|---|---|
Nationality (N = 455) | ||
Lebanese | 63.3% (288) | 57.9% (167) |
Syrian | 24.2% (110) | 67.2% (74) |
Palestinian | 8.8% (40) | 60% (24) |
Other | 3.7% (17) | 82.3% (14) |
Missing | 50 | |
Age Range (N = 448) | ||
18–29 | 27.5% (123) | 73.9% (91) |
30–39 | 32.8% (147) | 59.1% (87) |
40–49 | 23.4% (105) | 62.8% (66) |
50–69 | 16.3% (73) | 43.8% (32) |
Missing | 57 | |
Employment (N = 431) | ||
None (housewife) | 63.6% (274) | 59.4% (163) |
Yes | 6.0% (26) | 66.9% (17) |
Missing | 74 | |
Marital Status (N = 486) | ||
Single | 7.6% (37) | 86.4% (32) |
Divorced/Widowed | 6.2% (30) | 40% (12) |
Currently Married | 86.2% (419) | 60.6% (254) |
Missing | 19 | |
Behavioral Risk Factors | ||
Alcohol (N = 487) | ||
Yes | 16.2% (79) | 73.4% (58) |
No | 83.7% (408) | 58.8% (240) |
Missing | 18 | |
Smoking (N = 488) | ||
Yes | 32.1% (157) | 66.2% (104) |
No | 67.8% (331) | 58.9% (195) |
Missing | 17 | |
Contraceptive Use (N = 458) | ||
Yes | 36.5% (167) | 65.2% (109) |
No | 63.5% (291) | 58.4% (170) |
Missing | 47 | |
Contraceptive Type (N = 162) | ||
Intrauterine Device | 53.7% (87) | 71.2% (62) |
Pills | 27.2% (44) | 63.% (28) |
Male Condom | 17.9% (29) | 44.8% (13) |
Loop | 0.6% (1) | 100% (1) |
Female Condom | 0.6% (1) | 0% (0) |
Missing | 5 |
Sociodemographic and behavioral risk factors and their association with STIs
Variable | Unadjusted Results | Adjusted Results1 | ||||
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OR | CI | p | OR | CI | p | |
Age | ||||||
18–29 | 3.644 | 1.973–6.727 | 0.000 | 3.005 | 1.486–6.073 | 0.002 |
30–39 | 1.858 | 1.053–3.277 | 0.032 | 1.553 | 0.813–2.967 | 0.182 |
40–49 | 2.168 | 1.180–3.985 | 0.013 | 1.806 | 0.915–3.565 | 0.089 |
50–69 | 1.000 | |||||
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 1.000 | |||||
Married | 0.241 | 0.092–0.630 | 0.004 | 0.364 | 0.087–1.526 | 0.167 |
Divorced/widowed | 0.104 | 0.032–0.343 | 0.000 | 0.211 | 0.041–1.081 | 0.062 |
Alcohol consumption | 1.933 | 1.130–3.307 | 0.016 | 1.309 | 0.632–2.709 | 0.468 |
IUD use | 1.781 | 1.071–2.963 | 0.026 | 2.024 | 1.158–3.537 | 0.012 |