Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic and reproductive variables according to self-perception of the presence of STIs/RTIs symptoms (n = 188)

Duration of displacement

 < 20

29

70.7

12

29.3

41

22.1

 21–30

88

71

36

29

124

66.6

0.992

 > 31 years

15

71.4

6

28.6

21

11.3

Household size

 2–3

79

69.9

34

30.1

54

29

 4–5

52

71.2

21

28.8

84

45.2

0.871

 > 6

131

70.4

55

29.6

48

25.8

Religion

 Islam/Shia

94

74

33

26

127

68.3

 Islam/Sunni

38

64.4

21

35.6

59

31.7

0.231

Educational level

 illiterate

35

70

15

30

50

26.7

 primary

52

68.4

24

31.6

76

40.7

0.787

 secondary or higher

45

73.8

16

26.2

61

32.6

Employment status

 housewife

129

70.9

53

29.1

182

97.3

 employed

3

60

2

40

5

2.7

0.632

Husband’s smoking

 yes

31

79.5

8

20.5

39

20.9

 no

101

68.2

47

31.8

148

79.1

0.236

Husband’s alcohol consumption

 yes

8

100

0

0

8

4.3

 no

124

69.3

55

30.7

179

95.7

0.107

Husband’s drug use

 yes

2

100

0

0

2

1.1

 no

130

69.9

56

30.1

186

98.9

> 0.999

Polygamy

 yes

8

66.7

4

33.3

12

6.4

 no

124

70.9

51

29.1

175

93.6

0.75

Number of children

 0–1

40

74.1

14

25.9

54

29

 2–3

57

69.5

25

30.5

82

44.1

0.771

 > 4

34

68

16

32

50

26.9

History of abortion

 yes

28

77.8

8

22.2

36

19.1

 no

104

68.4

48

31.6

152

80.9

0.316

History of unwanted pregnancy

 yes

35

71.4

14

28.6

49

26.1

> 0.999

 no

97

69.8

42

30.2

139

73.9

Usage of condom

 yes

30

57.7

22

42.3

52

28

 no

102

75.6

33

24.4

135

72

0.020^*

Usage of contraceptive method

 yes

106

71.1

43

28.9

149

79.7

 no

26

68.4

12

31.6

38

20.3

0.842

Method of contraception

 pill

20

66.7

10

33.3

30

16.1

 injectable

11

100

0

0

11

5.9

 IUD

5

83.3

1

16.7

6

3.2

 condom

30

57.7

22

42.3

52

27.6

 TL

1

100

0

0

1

0.5

 abstinence/withdrawal

38

80.9

9

19.1

47

25

0.040^*

 lactation

0

0

1

100

1

0.5

 none

26

68.4

12

31.6

38

21.2

Having unusual sex

 yes

20

90.9

2

9.1

22

11.7

 no

113

68.1

53

31.9

166

88.3

0.027^*

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

P-value

Age

28.05 ± 7.4

26.96 ± 6.58

27.73 ± 7.17

0.349

Marriage age

17.03 ± 3.37

17 ± 2.53

17.02 ± 3.14

0.941