Table 1
Lifetime prevalence of self-reported sexually transmitted infections and some other genital infections or infections of female reproductive organs, sexually experienced men and women, 18-49 years old, 2016-2017, Slovenia.
| Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion | 95% CI (%) | UW | W | Proportion | 95% CI (%) | UW | W | |
| Chlamydia | 0.8% | (0.3-1.8) | 794 | 884 | 3.1% | (2.1-4.4) | 924 | 841 |
| Gonorrhoea | 0.2% | (0.1-1.0) | 792 | 883 | 0.2% | (0.0-1.1) | 925 | 842 |
| Non-specific urethritis | 0.3% | (0.1-1.3) | 792 | 883 | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis | 0.1% | (0.0-0.9) | 793 | 885 | 0.0% | (0.0-0.4)a | 928 | 844 |
| Any bacterial STI | 1.3% | (0.7-2.5) | 790 | 880 | 3.1% | (2.1-4.4) | 922 | 840 |
| Genital warts | 0.7% | (0.3-1.6) | 791 | 882 | 3.0% | (2.0-4.5) | 925 | 842 |
| Genital herpes | 0.1% | (0.0-0.9) | 792 | 883 | 0.9% | (0.5-1.9) | 928 | 844 |
| Hepatitis B | 0.3% | (0.1-1.0) | 792 | 883 | 0.1% | (0.0-0.7) | 927 | 843 |
| Any viral STI | 1.1% | (0.6-2.1) | 790 | 881 | 3.8% | (2.6-5.3) | 924 | 841 |
| Any bacterial or viral STI | 2.4% | (1.5-3.8) | 789 | 879 | 6.7% | (5.3-8.6) | 921 | 839 |
| Trichomoniasis | 0.0% | (0.0-0.4)a | 792 | 883 | 0.9% | (0.4-1.9) | 927 | 844 |
| Pubic lice | 0.2% | (0.0-1.2) | 794 | 885 | 0.6% | (0.3-1.5) | 928 | 844 |
| Unknown STI | 0.1% | (0.0-0.9) | 793 | 884 | 0.3% | (0.1-0.9) | 927 | 843 |
| Vaginal thrush (candidiasis) | - | - | - | - | 33.6% | (30.3-37.1) | 929 | 845 |
| Bacterial vaginosis | - | - | - | - | 3.3% | (2.3-4.8) | 927 | 843 |
| Pelvic inflammatory disease | - | - | - | - | 1.5% | (0.9-2.5) | 928 | 844 |
Table 2
Proportions of most recent episode of self-reported sexually transmitted infections treated by physicians according to their specialties, sexually experienced men and women, 18-49 years old, 2016-2017, Slovenia
| Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion | 95% CI (%) | UW | W | Proportion | 95% CI (%) | UW | W | |
| Gynaecologist | 3.6% | (0.5-22.3) | 1 | 1 | 83.3% | (69.8-91.5) | 49 | 44 |
| Dermatovenerologist | 47.2% | (24.0-71.6) | 7 | 9 | 8.9% | (3.1-22.7) | 4 | 5 |
| General practitioner | 24.6% | (8.9-52.2) | 4 | 4 | 4.6% | (1.4-14.2) | 3 | 2 |
| Urologist | 13.4% | (3.1-42.6) | 2 | 2 | 1.4% | (0.2-10.0) | 1 | 1 |
| Infectologist | 11.3% | (2.8-36.2) | 2 | 2 | 1.7% | (0.2-11.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Specialty | 100% | - | 16 | 18 | 100% | - | 58 | 53 |
Table 3
Self-reported sexually transmitted infections among sexually experienced men and women, 18-49 years old, according to demographic and behavioural characteristics, and results of univariate and multivariate analysis, 2016-2017, Slovenia.
| Proportion (95% CI) | Base UW, W | (p) OR | 95% CI | (p) aOR | 95% CI | Proportion (95% CI) | Base UW, W | (p) OR | 95% CI | (p) aOR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | (p=0.03) | (p=0.03) | (p=0.31) | (p=0.37) | ||||||||
| 18-29 | 0.4% (0.0-2.4) | 246, 255 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5.4% (3.2-8.9) | 261, 247 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 30-49 | 3.2% (2.0-5.2) | 543, 624 | 9.6 | 1.3-73.2 | 9.2 | 1.2-69.8 | 7.3% (5.5-9.7) | 660, 592 | 1.4 | 0.7-2.6 | 1.3 | 0.7-2.5 |
| Number of sexual partners lifetime | (p=0.44) | (p<0.01) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 0.9% (0.1-6.1) | 85, 99 | 1 | - | 3.3% (1.6-6.4) | 237, 208 | 1 | - | ||||
| 2 | 1.0% (0.1-7.0) | 96, 107 | 1.1 | 0.1-18.7 | 3.9% (1.8-8.3) | 134, 117 | 1.2 | 0.4-3.5 | ||||
| 3-4 | 1.7% (0.4-6.5) | 176, 192 | 1.9 | 0.2-22.3 | 8.8% (5.6-13.6) | 221, 198 | 2.9 | 1.2-6.8 | ||||
| 5-9 | 2.8% (1.3-5.7) | 252, 273 | 3.1 | 0.4-26.3 | 6.2% (3.6-10.3) | 226, 216 | 1.9 | 0.8-4.8 | ||||
| > 10 | 4.0% (1.9-8.3) | 178, 205 | 4.6 | 0.6-39.0 | 14.9% (8.6-24.4) | 101, 97 | 5.2 | 2.0-13.4 | ||||
| >10 sexual partners lifetime | (p=0.13) | (p=0.16) | (p<0.01) | (p=0.01) | ||||||||
| No | 1.9% (1.0-3.4) | 609, 672 | 1 | - | 1 | 5.7% (4.3-7.6) | 818, 739 | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Yes | 4.0% (1.9-8.3) | 178, 205 | 2.2 | 0.8-5.8 | 2.0 | 0.8-5.5 | 14.9% (8.6-24.4) | 101, 97 | 2.9 | 1.4-5.9 | 2.6 | 1.2-5.5 |
| Ever same-sex experience | (p=0.04) | (p<0.01) | ||||||||||
| No | 2.2% (1.3-3.6) | 769, 856 | 1 | - | 6.1% (4.7-7.8) | 873, 790 | 1 | - | ||||
| Yes | 10.3% (2.5-33.9 | ) 19, 23 | 5.2 | 1.1-25.2 | 18.1% (8.4-34.7) | 47, 48 | 3.4 | 1.4-8.6 | ||||
| Concurrency lifetime | (p=0.05) | (p=0.02) | ||||||||||
| No | 1.7% (0.9-3.2) | 572, 634 | 1 | - | 5.8% (4.2-7.8) | 756, 683 | 1 | - | ||||
| Yes | 4.3% (2.2-8.3) | 213, 240 | 2.7 | 1.0-7.0 | 11.2% (7.1-17.1) | 163, 154 | 2.1 | 1.1-3.7 | ||||
| Number of sexual partners without consistent condom use last year | (p=0.01) | (p=0.05) | ||||||||||
| 0 | 1.4% (0.4-4.4) | 207, 226 | - | - | 7.1% (4.1-11.9) | 186, 163 | 1 | - | 1 | - | ||
| 1 | 3.2% (1.9-5.4) | 463, 525 | - | - | 6.3% (4.6-8.5) | 628, 581 | 0.9 | 0.5-1.7 | 0.8 | 0.4-1.7 | ||
| > 2 | 0.0% (0.0-5.9)a | 56, 61 | - | - | 21.0% (10.4-37.8) | 37, 34 | 3.5 | 1.2-9.9 | 2.6 | 0.9-7.7 | ||
| Coercive sex | (p<0.01) | (p=0.01) | ||||||||||
| No | - | - | - | 5.7% (4.3-7.5) | 818, 740 | 1 | - | 1 | - | |||
| Yes | - | - | - | 14.6% (8.4-24.1) | 98, 94 | 2.8 | 1.4-5.7 | 2.6 | 1.3-5.4 | |||
[i] Only 787 men and 846 women with complete data were included in the final multivariate logistic regression model.
Legend: STIs=sexually transmitted infections (any of the following: gonorrhoea, syphilis, chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, non-specific urethritis, hepatitis B), CI=confidence interval, UW=unweighted number of individuals, W=weighted number of individuals, OR=odds ratio, aOR=adjusted odds ratio.
a one-sided binomial 97.5% confidence interval
p value for test for heterogeneity of proportions