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Table 1 Characteristics of clients categorized in country of FSW visit (n = 2664)

From: Sexually transmitted infections in male heterosexual Dutch clients who visited German cross-border female sex workers; a 3 year retrospective study

 

Clients visiting the Netherlands

N = 2194

Clients with cross-border visits

N = 207

Clients visiting another country

N = 263

All visited countries

N = 2664

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

Age

  < 25 years

434 (19.8)

38 (18.4)

54 (20.5)

526 (19.7)

 25–44 years

1173 (53.5)

103 (49.8)

148 (56.3)

1424 (53.5)

  > 45 years

587 (26.8)

66 (31.9)

61 (23.2)

714 (26.8)

Country of birth

 Netherlands

1848 (84.2)

174 (84.1)

215 (81.7)

2237 (84.0)

 Other

346 (15.8)

33 (15.9)

48 (18.3)

427 (16.0)

Number of sex partners last 6 months (FSW and non-FSW)

 0–2

780 (35.6)

58 (28.0)

92 (35.0)

930 (34.9)

 3–5

788 (35.9)

67 (32.4)

95 (36.1)

950 (35.7)

 6–20

379 (17.3)

55 (26.6)

49 (18.6)

483 (18.1)

  > 20

147 (7.9)

24 (11.6)

23 (8.7)

221 (8.3)

 Missings

73 (3.3)

3 (1.4)

4 (1.5)

80 (3.0)

Condom used during last sexual contact

 Yes

929 (42.3)

95 (45.9)

107 (40.7)

1131 (42.5)

 No

1246 (56.8)

108 (52.2)

149 (56.7)

1503 (56.4)

 Missings

19 (0.9)

4 (1.9)

7 (2.7)

30 (1.1)

STI diagnosed at consultation

 Yes

223 (10.2)

32 (15.5)

22 (8.4)

277 (10.4)

 No

1971 (89.8)

175 (84.5)

241 (91.6)

2387 (89.6)

Continent/country of FSW visita

  

N(%)

STI positivity

N(%)

 Other European

  

66 (25.1)

6 (9.1)

 Asia

  

122 (46.4)

11 (9.0)

 Africa

  

29 (11.0)

2 (6.9)

 Oceania

  

1 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

 North America

  

7 (2.7)

0 (0.0)

 South America

  

17 (6.5)

1 (5.9)

 Multiple continents

  

9 (3.4)

2 (22.2)

  1. percentages may not precisely add up to 100% due to rounding
  2. aClients reporting visiting a FSW abroad, but no country of visit was reported, are not displayed (n = 12)