Prevalence and factors associated with non-adherence to therapy among partners of pregnant women with syphilis in a city of northeastern Brazil

Table 4 Univariate analysis of characteristics related to pregnant women with syphilis and absence of treatment of their partners (n = 46)

Variable	OR (95%CI)	χ2	P value
Pregnant Women
Age (yr)
25 or older	1
18 to 24	3.36 (0.85-13.14)	3.18	0.07
Marital status
With a mate	1
Without a mate	5.50 (1.24-24.25)	5.63	0.02
Ethnicity
White	1
Not white	4.14 (0.9-18.36)	3.78	0.06
Schooling level
8 yr or more	1
Less than 8 yr	6.27 (1.41-27.86)	6.56	0.01
Monthly income
More than half a MW	1
Up to half a MW	3.50 (0.66-18.49)	2.34	0.11
Contraceptive use
No	1
Yes	1.57 (0.41-5.95)	0.45	0.36
Spontaneous abortion
No	1
Yes	2.72 ( 0.51-14.53)	1.45	0.20
Beginning of the prenatal care
Until the 3rd month of gestation	1
After the 3rd month of gestation	1.30 ( 0.29-5.86)	0.12	0.52
Number of prenatal consultations
At least 6 consultations	1
Less than 6 consultations	1.77 ( 0.45-6.91)	0.69	0.31
Number of syphilis tests
At least 3 tests	1
Up to 2 tests	8.68 (1.00-75.01)	5.00	0.02

Oral and non-oral contraceptives. MW: Mean minimum wage for the years 2017 and 2018 in Brazil, equivalent to 945.50 Brazil Reals. OR: Odds ratio.