From: Syphilis epidemiology in Norway, 1992-2008: resurgence among men who have sex with men
Characteristic | Selected categories | Sex | P1* | P2* | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women n = 56 (%) | Men | ||||||
Heterosexual transmission n = 152 (%) | Homosexual transmission n = 350 (%) | ||||||
Age | Median age in years | 26 | 37 | 37 | / | / | |
15-24 years | 22 (39.3) | 8 (5.3) | 33 (9.4) | 0.222 | < 0.001 | ||
25-34 years | 16 (28.6) | 56 (36.8) | 103 (29.4) | ||||
35-44 years | 13 (23.2) | 47 (30.9) | 119 (34.0) | ||||
≥ 45 years | 5 (8.9) | 41 (27.0) | 95 (27.1) | ||||
Residence | Oslo municipality | 16 (28.6) | 55 (36.2) | 266 (76.0) | < 0.001 | 0.304 | |
Other | 40 (71.4) | 97 (63.8) | 84 (24.0) | ||||
Birthplace | Norway | 32 (57.1) | 97 (63.8) | 290 (82.8) | < 0.001 | 0.773 | |
Europe, other | 8 (14.3) | 20 (12.7) | 28 (8.0) | ||||
Asia | 11 (19.6) | 24 (15.8) | 12 (3.4) | ||||
Africa | 3 (5.3) | 9 (5.9) | 6 (1.7) | ||||
Other | 2 (3.6) | 2 (1.3) | 14 (4.0) | ||||
Reason for being in Norway | Temporary visit | 0 | 2 (1.3) | 9 (2.6) | 0.546 | 0.644 | |
First generation immigrant/adopted | 5 (8.9) | 16 (10.5) | 30 (8.6) | ||||
Other, including permanent residents | 51 (91.1) | 134 (88.1) | 311 (88.9) | ||||
Indications for testing | Symptoms | 15 (26.8) | 121 (79.6) | 248 (70.8) | < 0.001 | < 0.001** | |
Contact tracing | 17 (30.3) | 12 (7.9) | 29 (8.3) | ||||
Own request | 1 (1.8) | 5 (3.3) | 25 (7.1) | ||||
Routine testing of an immigrant | 6 (10.7) | 6 (3.9) | 0 | ||||
Pregnancy | 13 (23.2) | / | / | ||||
No specific reason/other | 4 (7.1) | 8 (5.3) | 48 (13.7) | ||||
Median duration of symptoms in days*** (interquartile range) | 23 (19-47) | 22 (10-56) | 22 (9-44) | / | / | ||
Stage of early syphilis | Primary | 18 (32.1) | 84 (55.3) | 125 (35.7) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
Secondary | 12 (21.4) | 43 (28.3) | 149 (42.6) | ||||
Early latent | 26 (46.4) | 25 (16.4) | 76 (21.7) | ||||
Other reported STI**** | none | 52 (92.8) | 140 (92.1) | 239 (68.3) | < 0.001 | 0.959 | |
HIV | 1 (1.8) | 2 (1.3) | 85 (24.3) | ||||
Chlamydia | 1 (1.8) | 4 (2.6) | 16 (4.6) | ||||
gonorrhoea | 0 | 0 | 3 (0.9) | ||||
herpes | 0 | 2 (1.3) | 3 (0.9) | ||||
hepatitis B | 1 (1.8) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (0.9) | ||||
other | 1 (1.8) | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.3) | ||||
Source partner | Steady partner | 32 (57.1) | 20 (13.1) | 56 (16.0) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
Casual partner | 11 (19.6) | 78 (51.3) | 254 (72.6) | ||||
Commercial sex worker | 0 | 31 (20.4) | 0 | ||||
Other/Unknown | 13 (23.2) | 23 (15.1) | 40 (11.4) | ||||
Place of infection | Abroad | Total abroad | 23 (41.1) | 111 (73.0) | 69 (19.7) | ||
Europe, other | 8 (14.3) | 43 (28.3) | 57 (16.3) | < 0.001***** | 0.001***** | ||
- In Russia | 3 (5.4) | 20 (13.1) | 1 (0.3) | ||||
Asia | 9 (16.1) | 34 (22.4) | 4 (1.1) | ||||
Africa | 3 (5.4) | 11 (7.2) | 2 (0.6) | ||||
South/Mid America | 2 (3.6) | 18 (11.8) | 4 (1.1) | ||||
Other | 1 (1.8) | 5 (3.3) | 2 (0.6) | ||||
Norway | Total Norway | 31 (55.4) | 33 (21.7) | 270 (77.1) | |||
- In Oslo | 7 (12.5) | 17 (11.2) | 244 (69.7) | ||||
Unknown | 2 (3.6) | 8 (5.3) | 11 (3.1) | ||||
Diagnosed by | General practitioner, private specialist | 32 (57.1) | 71 (46.7) | 85 (24.3) | < 0.001 | 0.440 | |
Hospital | 7 (12.5) | 18 (11.8) | 55 (15.7) | ||||
Youth/STI clinic | 15 (26.8) | 59 (38.8) | 210 (60.0) | ||||
Other | 2 (3.6) | 4 (2.6) | 0 |