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Table 3 Associated factors for Syphilis sero-positivity among pregnant women attending at the Ethiopian Family Guidance Association Clinic, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia, from January, 2011 to April, 2015 (N = 3504)

From: Syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus infections among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic of Gondar family guidance association, Northwest Ethiopia: implication for prevention of mother to child transmission

Variables

Syphilis Sero-status

COR(95%CI)

AOR(95%CI)

P –Value

Positive

Negative

Age group in year

  < 20

4

733

1.00

1.00

 

 20–29

42

2103

3.66 (1.31–10.24)a

3.86 (1.36–10.89)a

0.011

  ≥ 30

20

602

6.09 (2.07–17.91)a

6.08 (2.04–18.14)a

0.001

HIV status

 Negative

43

3316

1.00

1.00

 

 Positive

23

122

14.5 (8.49–24.88)

14.6 (8.49–25.18)a

< 0.001

ABO blood group

 A

10

974

0.46 (0.16–1.35)

  

 B

16

815

0.88 (0.32–2.42)

  

 O

35

1426

0.83 (0.42–2.82)

  

 AB

5

223

1.00

  

Rh blood group

 Rh Negative

4

263

1.00

  

 Rh Positive

62

3175

1.28 (0.46–3.66)

  
  1. AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, COR Crude Odds Ratio
  2. aSignificantly Associated, HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus