Table 1.

Selected characteristics of sexually infected gonorrhoea cases reported to the Norwegian surveillance system for communicable diseases (N = 1257), 2003–2007.

Characteristic	Selected categories	Sexual transmission route
		Heterosexual		Homosexual	Unspecified
		Women n = 185 (%)	Men n = 645 (%)	Men n = 405 (%)	Men n = 22
Age	Median age in years	27	34	31	41
	10–19 years	32 (17)	25 (4)	20 (5)	0
	20–24 years	42 (23)	80 (12)	64 (16)	1
	25–34 years	59 (32)	216 (33)	160 (39)	5
	35–44 years	33 (18)	188 (29)	110 (27)	7
	≥ 45 years	19 (10)	136 (21)	51 (13)	9
Residence	Oslo city	64 (35)	229 (35)	310 (76)	13
	Other	121 (65)	416 (65)	95 (23)	9
Origin by birthplace	Norwegian	131 (71)	505 (78)	350 (86)	21
	European, other	16 (9)	51 (8)	32 (8)	0
	Asian	23 (12)	60 (9)	8 (2)	0
	African	6 (3)	22 (3)	5 (1)	1
	Other	9 (5)	7	10 (2)	0
Reason for visiting Norway	Temporary visit to Norway	15 (8)	19 (3)	13 (3)	0
	First generation immigrant	16 (9)	65 (10)	22 (5)	1
	Other, including permanent residents	154 (84)	561 (87)	370 (91)	21
Place of infection	Infected abroad	55 (30)	364 (56)	62 (15)	2
	- In Thailand	14 (8)	155 (24)	3 (7)	0
	Infected in Norway	124 (67)	274 (43)	341 (84)	15
	- In Oslo	47 (2)	145 (22)	294 (73)	13
	Unknown	6 (3)	7 (1)	2 (0.5)	5
Source partner	Steady partner	74 (40)	90 (14)	81 (20)	3
	Casual partner	84 (45)	388 (60)	280 (69)	4
	Prostitute	0	109 (17)	1 (0.2)	0
	Other	8 (4)	14 (2)	19 (5)	0
	Unknown	18 (10)	44 (7)	24 (6)	15
Indications for testing	Symptoms	114 (62)	631 (98)	331 (82)	20
	Contact tracing	34 (18)	10 (1)	26 (6)	0
	Own request	14 (8)	2 (0.3)	13 (3)	0
	Blood donor	1 (0.5)	1 (0.2)	0	0
	Pregnancy	1 (0.5)	/	/	/
	No specific reason	21 (11)	1 (0.2)	35 (8)	2
Diagnosed by	General practitioner, private specialist	90 (49)	384 (59)	119 (29)	21
	STI clinic	51 (28)	215 (33)	267 (66)	0
	Hospital	24 (13)	13 (2)	5 (1)	0
	Youth clinic	12 (6)	15 (2)	6 (1)	0
	Other	8 (4)	18 (3)	8 (2)	1