TABLE 1.
Characteristics of gonorrhea patients and their reported partners at the STI Clinic in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2002 to 2003
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Gonorrhea patients | |
| Age (yr) | |
| Median | 32 |
| IQR | 24-48 |
| No. (%) of patients | |
| All | 696 (100) |
| Sexual orientation | |
| MSMa | 412 (59) |
| Heterosexual men | 187 (27) |
| Heterosexual women | 97 (14) |
| Ethnic background | |
| Dutch | 397 (57) |
| Surinamese/Antillean | 98 (14) |
| Otherb | 201 (29) |
| Coinfections | |
| Chlamydia trachomatis | 179 (26) |
| Treponema pallidum | 19 (3) |
| HIV serostatus | |
| Tested HIV seronegative | 170 (24) |
| Known/tested HIV seropositive | 87 (13) |
| Unknown/not tested | 439 (63) |
| No. (%) of questionnaires completed by patients | |
| All | 734 (100) |
| At least 1 traceable partner reported | 292 (40) |
| At least 1 nontraceable partner reported | 433 (59) |
| No. (%) of reported traceable partners | |
| All | 1,175 (100) |
| Steady partners | 398 (34) |
| Ethnic background | |
| Dutch | 633 (54) |
| Surinamese/Antillean | 210 (18) |
| Otherb | 331 (28) |
| HIV serostatus | |
| Known HIV seronegative | 288 (25) |
| Known HIV seropositive | 92 (8) |
| Unknown HIV serostatus | 791 (67) |
| Use of Internet | 145 (12) |
| Sex abroad | 122 (10) |
| No. (%) of reported nontraceable partners | |
| All | 6,758 (100) |
| Reported anal intercourse | 2,645 (39) |
| Unprotected | 843 (32) |
| Reported vaginal intercourse | 1,413 (21) |
| Unprotected | 638 (45) |
| HIV serostatus | |
| Known HIV seronegative | 196 (3) |
| Known HIV seropositive | 408 (6) |
| Unknown HIV serostatus | 6,130 (91) |
| Use of Internet | 737 (11) |
| Locations of encounters | |
| Darkrooms of known venues | 1,819 (27) |
| Cruising places/parks | 788 (12) |
| Sex parties | 277 (4) |
| At home | 1,561 (23) |
| Other locationsc | 1,854 (27) |
| No. of components | 58 |
| No. of patients | 116 |
| No. of isolates | 156 |
a
MSM, men who have sex with men, including bisexual men.
b
Western and Eastern European, North American, Asian, Turkish, North African, African, and South American.
c
Saunas, cafés, commercial sex, and abroad.