Distribution of self-reported sexually transmitted infections across the explanatory variables
| Variables | Self-reported sexually transmitted infections | ||
| No, % (95% CI) | Yes, % (95% CI) | cOR (95% CI) | |
| Prevalence | 14.1 (12.3 to 16.2) | ||
| Women’s (years) | |||
| 15–19 | 88.2 (85.3 to 90.6) | 11.8 (9.4 to 14.7) | 1.00 |
| 20–24 | 84.3 (81.8 to 86.6) | 15.7 (13.4 to 18.2) | 1.39* (1.05 to 1.83) |
| Level of education | |||
| No education | 88.2 (85.6 to 90.5) | 11.8 (9.5 to 14.4) | 1.00 |
| Primary | 85.4 (80.3 to 89.4) | 14.6 (10.6 to 19.7) | 1.28 (0.86 to 1.91) |
| Secondary or higher | 82.6 (78.7 to 85.9) | 17.4 (14.1 to 21.3) | 1.58* (1.12 to 2.24) |
| Marital status | |||
| Never married | 84.5 (79.9 to 88.2) | 15.5 (11.8 to 20.1) | 1.00 |
| Married | 86.2 (83.9 to 88.2) | 13.8 (11.8 to 16.1) | 0.87 (0.62 to 1.22) |
| Cohabiting | 91.7 (79.6 to 96.9) | 8.3 (3.1 to 20.4) | 0.49 (0.17 to 1.44) |
| Previously married | 71.9 (47.8 to 87.7) | 28.1 (12.3 to 52.2) | 2.12 (0.74 to 6.12) |
| Current working status | |||
| No | 85.6 (83.0 to 87.9) | 14.4 (12.1 to 17.0) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 86.1 (83.2 to 88.6) | 13.9 (11.4 to 16.8) | 0.96 (0.73 to 1.26) |
| Parity | |||
| Zero birth | 89.4 (86.3 to 91.9) | 10.6 (8.1 to 13.7) | 1.00 |
| One birth | 84.7 (81.0 to 87.8) | 15.3 (12.2 to 19.0) | 1.53* (1.05 to 2.22) |
| Two births | 85.6 (81.5 to 89.0) | 14.4 (11.0 to 18.5) | 1.42 (0.93 to 2.16) |
| Three or more births | 82.0 (76.7 to 86.3) | 18.0 (13.7 to 23.3) | 1.86** (1.21 to 2.87) |
| Covered by health insurance | |||
| No | 86.2 (84.1 to 88.1) | 13.8 (11.9 to 15.9) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 79.9 (70.9 to 86.5) | 20.1 (13.5 to 29.1) | 1.58 (0.97 to 2.57) |
| Age at first sex | |||
| 20 years and above | 92.8 (86.0 to 96.4) | 7.2 (3.6 to 14.0) | 1.00 |
| Below 20 years | 85.5 (83.4 to 87.4) | 14.5 (12.6 to 16.6) | 2.19* (1.05 to 4.54) |
| Condom use during last sex with most recent partner | |||
| No | 85.9 (83.8 to 87.8) | 14.1 (12.2 to 16.2) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 83.7 (72.9 to 90.7) | 16.3 (9.3 to 27.1) | 1.19 (0.62 to 2.28) |
| Ever test for HIV | |||
| No | 88.2 (86.0 to 90.1) | 11.8 (9.9 to 14.0) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 77.3 (72.6 to 81.5) | 22.7 (18.5 to 27.4) | 2.20*** (1.61 to 3.00) |
| Comprehensive HIV knowledge | |||
| No | 86.4 (84.0 to 88.4) | 13.6 (11.6 to 16.0) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 84.3 (80.1 to 87.7) | 15.7 (12.3 to 19.9) | 1.18 (0.84 to 1.64) |
| Number of sexual partners excluding spouse, in last 12 months | |||
| Zero | 86.2 (84.0 to 88.2) | 13.8 (11.8 to 16.0) | 1.00 |
| One | 85.6 (81.1 to 89.2) | 14.4 (10.8 to 18.9) | 1.05 (0.75 to 1.49) |
| Two or more | 69.2 (50.0 to 83.4) | 30.8 (16.6 to 50.0) | 2.79* (1.24 to 6.27) |
| Exposure to mass media | |||
| No | 93.4 (88.4 to 96.3) | 6.6 (3.7 to 11.6) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 84.6 (82.3 to 86.7) | 15.4 (13.3 to 17.7) | 2.58* (1.35 to 4.89) |
| Wealth index | |||
| Poorest | 89.0 (83.9 to 92.6) | 11.0 (7.4 to 16.1) | 1.00 |
| Poorer | 88.9 (84.1 to 92.4) | 11.1 (7.6 to 15.9) | 1.00 (0.58 to 1.74) |
| Middle | 89.2 (84.9 to 92.4) | 10.8 (7.6 to 15.1) | 0.98 (0.56 to 1.71) |
| Richer | 86.5 (82.5 to 89.7) | 13.5 (10.3 to 17.5) | 1.26 (0.73 to 2.16) |
| Richest | 79.1 (73.9 to 83.4) | 20.9 (16.6 to 26.1) | 2.14* (1.26 to 3.61) |
| Place of residence | |||
| Rural | 88.4 (86.0 to 90.5) | 11.6 (9.5 to 14.0) | 0.50*** (0.36 to 0.69) |
| Urban | 79.3 (75.0 to 83.0) | 20.7 (17.0 to 25.0) | 1.00 |
| Region | |||
| Kayes | 84.8 (77.4 to 90.1) | 15.2 (9.9 to 22.6) | 1.00 |
| Koulikoro | 85.7 (80.8 to 89.4) | 14.3 (10.6 to 19.2) | 0.93 (0.51 to 1.70) |
| Sikasso | 95.3 (92.1 to 97.3) | 4.7 (2.7 to 7.9) | 0.27** (0.13 to 0.57) |
| Segou | 85.5 (79.6 to 89.9) | 14.5 (10.1 to 20.4) | 0.94 (0.50 to 1.79) |
| Mopti | 81.8 (70.3 to 89.5) | 18.2 (10.5 to 29.7) | 1.24 (0.55 to 2.77) |
| Toumbouctou | 93.8 (88.4 to 96.8) | 6.2 (3.2 to 11.6) | 0.37* (0.16 to 0.86) |
| Gao | 84.2 (76.2 to 89.8) | 15.8 (10.2 to 23.8) | 1.05 (0.52 to 2.11) |
| Kidal | 98.1 (87.9 to 99.7) | 1.9 (0.3 to 12.1) | 0.11* (0.01 to 0.81) |
| Bamako | 78.7 (73.2 to 83.3) | 21.3 (16.7 to 26.8) | 1.51 (0.85 to 2.68) |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001. 1=reference category.
cOR, crude OR.