Table 1 Characteristics of gonorrhoea cases, by sex and transmission route
Female (n = 318) | Men who have sex exclusively with women (MSW) (n = 747) | Men who have sex with men (MSM) (n = 1320) | Total (n = 2385) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Age group (years) | ||||||||
<20 | 28 | (8.8) | 49 | (6.6) | 41 | (3.1) | 118 | (4.9) |
20-24 | 92 | (28.9) | 135 | (18.1) | 253 | (19.2) | 480 | (20.1) |
25-34 | 130 | (40.9) | 341 | (45.6) | 612 | (46.4) | 1083 | (45.4) |
35-44 | 43 | (13.5) | 146 | (19.5) | 319 | (24.2) | 508 | (21.3) |
≥ 45 | 24 | (7.5) | 70 | (9.4) | 93 | (7.0) | 187 | (7.8) |
Unknown | 1 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.8) | 2 | (0.2) | 9 | (0.4) |
Educational level completed | ||||||||
Illiteracy | 5 | (1.6) | 15 | (2.0) | 5 | (0.4) | 25 | (1.0) |
Primary education | 83 | (26.1) | 214 | (28.7) | 149 | (11.3) | 446 | (18.7) |
Secondary education | 83 | (26.1) | 195 | (26.1) | 360 | (27.3) | 638 | (26.8) |
University education | 36 | (11.3) | 86 | (11.5) | 434 | (32.9) | 556 | (23.3) |
Unknown | 111 | (34.9) | 237 | (31.7) | 372 | (28.2) | 720 | (30.2) |
Region of birth | ||||||||
Spain | 134 | (42.1) | 513 | (68.7) | 950 | (72.0) | 1597 | (67.0) |
Western Europe | 5 | (1.6) | 14 | (1.9) | 93 | (7.0) | 112 | (4.7) |
Central/Eastern Europe | 32 | (10.1) | 41 | (5.5) | 23 | (1.7) | 96 | (4.0) |
Latin America | 127 | (39.9) | 83 | (11.1) | 209 | (15.8) | 419 | (17.6) |
North Africa | 5 | (1.6) | 51 | (6.8) | 16 | (1.2) | 72 | (3.0) |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 10 | (3.1) | 23 | (3.1) | 2 | (0.2) | 35 | (1.5) |
Other/Unknown | 5 | (1.6) | 22 | (2.9) | 27 | (2.0) | 54 | (2.3) |
Previous STI (other than HIV) | 59 | (18.6) | 169 | (22.6) | 640 | (48.5) | 868 | (36.4) |
HIV diagnosed* | 3 | (1.0) | 15 | (2.3) | 249 | (20.9) | 267 | (12.4) |
Concurrent STI (other than HIV) | 95 | (29.9) | 138 | (18.5) | 326 | (24.7) | 559 | (23.4) |
One | 87 | (27.4) | 126 | (16.9) | 293 | (22.2) | 506 | (21.2) |
More than one | 8 | (2.5) | 12 | (1.6) | 33 | (2.5) | 53 | (2.2) |
Reason for attending the clinic | ||||||||
Symptoms | 65 | (20.4) | 666 | (89.2) | 957 | (72.5) | 1688 | (70.8) |
Screening | 92 | (28.9) | 15 | (2.0) | 132 | (10.0) | 239 | (10.0) |
Partner notification | 113 | (35.5) | 11 | (1.5) | 118 | (8.9) | 242 | (10.1) |
Unknown | 48 | (15.1) | 55 | (7.4) | 113 | (8.6) | 216 | (9.1) |
Anatomical location | ||||||||
Urethra | 3 | (0.9) | 694 | (92.9) | 769 | (58.3) | 1466 | (61.5) |
Rectum | 10 | (3.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 278 | (21.1) | 288 | (12.1) |
Pharynx | 94 | (29.6) | 7 | (0.9) | 68 | (5.2) | 169 | (7.1) |
Cervix | 145 | (45.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 145 | (6.1) |
Multiple anatomical sites | 43 | (13.5) | 9 | (1.2) | 89 | (6.7) | 141 | (5.9) |
Other/ Unknown | 23 | (6.9) | 37 | (5.0) | 116 | (8.8) | 176 | (7.3) |
Probable source of infection | ||||||||
Steady partner (solely) | 100 | (31.4) | 95 | (12.7) | 163 | (12.3) | 358 | (15.0) |
Casual partner (solely) | 34 | (10.7) | 305 | (40.8) | 651 | (49.3) | 990 | (41.5) |
Steady and casual partner | 31 | (9.7) | 94 | (12.6) | 193 | (14.6) | 318 | (13.3) |
Being a sex worker | 130 | (40.9) | 10 | (1.3) | 31 | (2.3) | 171 | (7.2) |
Client of sex worker | 2 | (0.6) | 175 | (23.4) | 10 | (0.8) | 187 | (7.8) |
Unknown | 21 | (6.6) | 68 | (9.1) | 272 | (20.6) | 361 | (15.1) |