Table 2

The prevalence of and factors associated with reporting ever receiving a clinical diagnosis of genital warts for women and men aged 18–45 years in the Baltic countries in 2011–2013

 MenWomen
% (95% CI)OR (95% CI)AOR* (95% CI)% (95% CI)OR (95% CI)AOR† (95% CI)
Country
 Estonia2.9 (2.1 to 4.0)114.5 (3.7 to 5.5)3.1 (2.2 to 4.3)1.6 (1.0 to 2.6)
 Latvia2.0 (1.4 to 2.8)0.6 (0.4 to 1.1)0.9 (0.5 to 1.5)2.8 (2.1 to 3.8)1.8 (1.2 to 2.7)1.4 (0.8 to 2.4)
 Lithuaniananana1.5 (1.0 to 2.2)11
Age (years)
 ≤240.9 (0.5 to 1.9)0.2 (0.1 to 0.6)0.6 (0.3 to 1.6)1.5 (0.9 to 2.3)0.4 (0.2 to 0.6)0.7 (0.4 to 1.3)
 25–343.0 (2.1 to 4.3)1 (0.6 to 1.8)1.2 (0.7 to 2.2)4.1 (3.2 to 5.1)1.3 (1.0 to 1.7)1.3 (0.9 to 1.9)
 35+2.9 (2.0 to 4.0)113.2 (2.5 to 4.0)11
Education
 ≤12 years2.0 (1.4 to 2.9)0.7 (0.4 to 1.2)na2.9 (2.2 to 3.8)1 (0.8 to 1.4)na
 13+ years2.8 (2.0 to 3.9)1na3.1 (2.6 to 3.8)1na
Marital status
 Married or cohabiting2.8 (2.1 to 3.8)1.9 (1.1 to 3.3)0.9 (0.5 to 1.6)3.2 (2.7 to 3.9)1.2 (0.9 to 1.6)na
 Other1.8 (1.2 to 2.7)112.8 (2.1 to 3.6)1na
Ethnicity
 Main2.5 (1.9 to 3.4)1.3 (0.7 to 2.4)na3.0 (2.5 to 3.6)0.9 (0.6 to 1.2)na
 Other2.0 (1.3 to 3.2)1na3.3 (2.4 to 4.5)1na
Employment
 Employed2.6 (2.0 to 3.5)1.7 (0.9 to 3.1)na3.3 (2.8 to 4.0)1.3 (0.9 to 1.7)na
 Other1.7 (1.0 to 2.8)1na2.6 (2.0 to 3.4)1na
Coping with household income
 Living comfortably or coping2.9 (2.2 to 3.9)1.8 (1.0 to 3.2)1.9 (1.1 to 3.2)3.9 (3.2 to 4.8)1.2 (0.9 to 1.6)na
 Difficult or very difficult1.7 (1.1 to 2.5)112.7 (2.2 to 3.5)1na
Smoking
 Ever2.6 (2.0 to 3.4)1.5 (0.8 to 2.7)na3.9 (3.2 to 4.8)1.8 (1.4 to 2.4)1.1 (0.8 to 1.7)
 Never1.8 (1.1 to 2.9)1na2.4 (1.8 to 3.0)11
Age at first sexual intercourse
 ≤15 years3.1 (1.8 to 5.1)1.3 (0.7 to 2.4)na5.5 (3.8 to 8.0)1.9 (1.3 to 2.8)1.2 (0.8 to 1.9)
 16+ years2.5 (1.9 to 3.2)1na3.0 (2.5 to 3.5)11
Lifetime number of sexual partners
 5 or more3.8 (2.9 to 5.0)3.0 (1.6 to 5.6)2.1 (1.2 to 3.9)6.6 (5.5 to 8.0)4.5 (3.3 to 6)2.9 (1.9 to 4.2)
 0–41.3 (0.8 to 2.2)111.6 (1.2 to 2.1)11
History of STI other than genital warts‡
 Yes9.3 (6.4 to 13.4)7.4 (4.3 to 12.9)5.3 (3.0 to 9.2)8.8 (7.1 to 10.8)5.3 (4.0 to 7.1)3.0 (2.1 to 4.3)
 No1.6 (1.2 to 2.2)111.9 (1.5 to 2.4)11
  • *Adjusted for country, age, the number of lifetime sexual partners, ever having STI, marital status, coping with present household income.

  • †Adjusted for country, age, the number of lifetime sexual partners, ever having STI, smoking, age at first sex.

  • ‡Genital chlamydial infection, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis, herpes and syphilis (does not include HIV infection).

  • STI, sexually transmitted infection.