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Table 3 Characteristics of 15 – 24 year old females accessing chlamydia tests through the internet, GP and Community SRH services (2010)

From: Internet testing for Chlamydia trachomatisin England, 2006 to 2010

 

All NCSP tests

Internet

GP

SRH

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Total number of tests

604,971

 

38,268

 

109,187

 

156,432

 

Test result

        

Positive

  

2,806

(7.3%)

6,120

(5.6%)

11,971

(8%)

Age group

        

15

34,668

(6%)

442

(1%)

3,322

(3%)

13,463

(9%)

16-19

305,364

(50%)

13,099

(34%)

41,698

(38%)

82,264

(53%)

20-24

264,939

(44%)

24,727

(65%)

64,167

(59%)

60,705

(39%)

Ethnicity

        

White

372,334

(84%)

32,604

(92%)

67,934

(82%)

97,153

(81%)

Black

29,111

(7%)

796

(2%)

5,851

(7%)

11,886

(10%)

Asian

19,062

(4%)

747

(2%)

5,464

(7%)

4,127

(3%)

Chinese

2,248

(1%)

74

(0%)

721

(1%)

510

(0%)

Other

2,381

(1%)

91

(0%)

540

(1%)

733

(1%)

Mixed

16,904

(4%)

1,032

(3%)

2,670

(3%)

6,139

(5%)

Unknown

162,931

 

2,924

 

26,007

 

35,884

 

Reports new sexual partner in past 3 months

        

No

178,995

(53%)

13,970

(44%)

43,200

(59%)

45,852

(50%)

Yes

158,528

(47%)

17,525

(56%)

29,819

(41%)

45,577

(50%)

Unknown

267,448

 

6,773

 

36,168

 

65,003

 

Reports >1 sexual partner in past 12 months

        

No

169,648

(54%)

12,129

(41%)

42,450

(62%)

42,218

(51%)

Yes

143,135

(46%)

17,756

(59%)

26,486

(38%)

40,362

(49%)

Unknown

292,188

 

8,383

 

40,251

 

73,852

 

IMD quintile

        

1 (Most deprived)

157,847

(29%)

6,662

(18%)

26,319

(27%)

50,020

(35%)

2

131,388

(24%)

7,965

(22%)

24,489

(25%)

35,086

(24%)

3

103,079

(19%)

7,987

(22%)

18,318

(18%)

24,394

(17%)

4

82,400

(15%)

7,341

(20%)

14,620

(15%)

19,514

(14%)

5 (Least deprived)

71,340

(13%)

7,019

(19%)

15,565

(16%)

15,441

(11%)

Unknown

58,917

 

1,294

 

9,876

 

11,977

 
  1. *Restricted to 71 programme areas (111 PCTs) using specific codes for tests accessed through the internet GP: General practice; SRH: Community sexual and reproductive health service.