Table 1.
Prevalence of genital chlamydia infection and socio-demographic factors and health care utilisation, sexual behaviour and self-reported STIs among men and women aged 18–25 years in Rogaland, Norway. N = 1535
|
Men (n = 605) |
Women (n = 930) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/N | % | 95% CI | n/N | % | 95% CI | ||
|
Age |
18-21 |
16/254 |
6.3 |
3.9-10.0 |
30/453 |
6.6 |
4.7-9.3 |
| |
22-25 |
15/351 |
4.3 |
2.6-6.9 |
24/477 |
5.1 |
3.4-7.4 |
|
Marital status |
Single |
30/550 |
5.5 |
3.8-7.7 |
54/817 |
6.6 |
5.1-8.5 |
| |
Married |
1/55 |
1.8 |
0.3-9.6 |
0/113 |
0 |
0-3.2 |
|
Education, years |
≤14 |
29/490 |
5.9 |
4.2-8.4 |
45/675 |
6.7 |
5.0-8.8 |
| |
15+ |
2/115 |
1.7 |
0.5-6.1 |
9/255 |
3.5 |
1.9-6.6 |
|
Occupation |
Employed |
18/339 |
5.3 |
3.4-8.2 |
23/336 |
6.8 |
4.6-10.1 |
| |
Unemployed |
4/27 |
14.8 |
5.9-32.5 |
4/37 |
10.8 |
4.3-24.7 |
| |
Student/pupil |
8/197 |
4.1 |
2.7-7.8 |
20/479 |
4.2 |
2.7-6.4 |
| |
Other/Unknown |
1/42 |
2.4 |
0.4-12.3 |
7/78 |
9.0 |
4.4-17.4 |
|
Country of birth |
Norway |
28/575 |
4.9 |
3.4-7.0 |
52/876 |
5.9 |
4.6-7.7 |
| |
Europe/North America |
0/13 |
0 |
0-22.8 |
0/29 |
0 |
0.11.7 |
| |
Other countries |
3/17 |
17.6 |
0.4-12.3 |
2/29 |
8.8 |
3.0-23.0 |
|
Presence of a youth clinic in municipality |
Yes |
20/307 |
6.5 |
4.3-9.9 |
38/589 |
6.5 |
4.7-8.7 |
| No |
5/15 |
33.3 |
15.2-58.3 |
1/50 |
2.0 |
0.4-10.5 |
|
| |
Do not know |
6/283 |
2.1 |
1.0-4.6 |
15/291 |
5.2 |
3.2-8.3 |
|
Using youth clinic services |
Yes |
2/66 |
3.0 |
0.8-10.4 |
23/312 |
7.4 |
5.0-10.8 |
| No |
29/539 |
5.4 |
3.8-7.6 |
31/618 |
5.0 |
3.6-7.0 |
|
|
Consulted a family doctor on STI |
Yes |
14/191 |
7.3 |
4.4-11.9 |
33/514 |
6.4 |
4.6-8.9 |
| |
No |
17/414 |
4.1 |
2.6-6.5 |
21/416 |
5.0 |
3.3-7,6 |
|
Number of partners during last year |
0 |
1/24 |
4.2 |
0.7-20.2 |
0/14 |
0 |
0-21.5 |
| 1 |
2/303 |
0.7 |
0.2-2.4 |
15/563 |
2.7 |
1.6-4.4 |
|
| |
2-3 |
11/154 |
7.1 |
4.0-12.3 |
19/222 |
8.6 |
5.6-13.0 |
| |
4-5 |
9/66 |
13.6 |
7.3-23.9 |
12/83 |
14.5 |
8.5-23.6 |
| |
5+ |
8/58 |
13.8 |
7.2-24.9 |
8/48 |
16.7 |
8.7-29.6 |
|
Total number of partners |
1 |
0/114 |
0 |
0-3.3 |
0/184 |
0 |
0-2.1 |
| |
2-3 |
3/130 |
2.3 |
0.8-6.6 |
5/212 |
2.4 |
1.0-5.4 |
| |
4-5 |
1/103 |
1.0 |
0.2-5.3 |
5/157 |
3.2 |
1.4-7.2 |
| |
6-10 |
11/124 |
8.9 |
5.0-15.2 |
23/215 |
10.7 |
7.2-15.5 |
| |
10+ |
16/134 |
11.9 |
7.5-18.5 |
21/162 |
13.0 |
8.6-19.0 |
|
Previoulsy tested for chlamydia |
Yes |
11/161 |
6.8 |
3.9-11.8 |
35/510 |
6.9 |
5.0-9.4 |
| |
No |
20/444 |
4.5 |
2.9-6.9 |
19/420 |
4.5 |
2.9-7.0 |
|
Previously diagnosed with chlamydia |
Yes |
4/57 |
7.0 |
2.8-16.7 |
19/152 |
12.5 |
8.2-18.7 |
| |
No |
27/548 |
4.9 |
3.4-7.1 |
35/778 |
4.5 |
3.5-6.2 |
|
Previoulsy diagnosed with genital warts |
Yes |
3/40 |
7.5 |
2.6-19.9 |
1/64 |
1.6 |
0.3-8.3 |
| No |
28/565 |
5.0 |
3.5-7.1 |
53/866 |
6.1 |
4.7-7.9 |
|
|
Previously diagnosed with genital herpes |
Yes |
2/2 |
100 |
0.34-100 |
0/16 |
0 |
0-19.4 |
| |
No |
29/603 |
4.8 |
3.4-6.8 |
54/914 |
5.9 |
4.6-7.6 |
|
Presence of symptoms |
Yes |
10/83 |
12.0 |
6.7-20.8 |
20/329 |
6.1 |
4.0-9.2 |
| |
No |
21/522 |
4.0 |
2.7-6.1 |
34/601 |
5.7 |
4.1-7.8 |
|
Sex with a person of the same sex |
Yes |
0/28 |
0 |
0-12.1 |
5/65 |
7.7 |
3.3-16.8 |
| |
No |
31/577 |
5.4 |
3.8-7.5 |
49/865 |
5.7 |
4.3-7.4 |
|
Method with casual partner |
No contraception |
12/136 |
8.8 |
5.1-14.8 |
10/99 |
10.1 |
5.6-17.6 |
| |
Condom |
7/135 |
5.2 |
2.5-10.3 |
9/134 |
6.7 |
3.6-12.2 |
| |
Hormonal |
8/135 |
5.9 |
3.0-11.3 |
29/345 |
8.4 |
5.9-11.8 |
| |
Other |
4/199 |
2.0 |
0.8-5.0 |
6/352 |
1.7 |
0.8-3.7 |
|
Method with long-term partner |
No contraception |
8/114 |
7.0 |
3.6-13.2 |
11/129 |
8.5 |
4.8-14.6 |
| |
Condom |
4/86 |
4.7 |
1.8-11.4 |
1/83 |
1.2 |
0.2-6.5 |
| |
Hormonal |
15/331 |
4.5 |
2.8-7.3 |
34/588 |
5.8 |
4.2-8.0 |
| |
Other |
4/74 |
5.4 |
2.1-13.1 |
8/130 |
6.2 |
3.2-11.7 |
|
Constant partner |
Yes |
8/297 |
2.7 |
1.4-5.2 |
22/520 |
4.2 |
2.8-6.3 |
| No | 23/308 | 7.5 | 5.0-11.0 | 32/410 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.8 | |