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Table 2 Frequency of risk score and gynecological examination data among adolescents infected with Chlamydia trachomatis and/or Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

From: Lack of utility of risk score and gynecological examination for screening for sexually transmitted infections in sexually active adolescents

Variables

C. trachomatisand/or N. gonorrhoeaepositive N= 69

N(%)

No STI

N= 358

N(%)

Fisher's exact test

Pvalue

Risk score a

   

   Positive

22 (31.9)

84 (23.5)

.170

Pain upon bimanual maneuver

   

   Yes

25 (36.2)

71 (19.8)

.0044b

Ectopia

   

   Yes

21 (30.4)

89 (24.9)

.367

Friability

   

   Yes

30 (43.5)

68 (19.0)

<.0001c

Mucopurulent discharge

   

   Yes

11 (15.9)

28 (7.8)

.040d

  1. aPositive risk score: ≥ 2 points.
  2. bOdds ratio = 2.297, 95% confidence interval = 1.318, 4.003.
  3. c Odds ratio = 3.281, 95% confidence interval = 1.903, 5.655.
  4. d Odds ratio = 2.235, 95% confidence interval = 1.054, 4.738.
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