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Table 2 Characteristics of matched PCTs (n = 42 pairs)

From: Should young people be paid for getting tested? A national comparative study to evaluate patient financial incentives for chlamydia screening

Exposed PCTs

Unexposed PCTs

P value

eligible PCT population

   

average

41,267

46,883

0.38

smallest

15,600

18,200

 

largest

86,000

152,000

 

Ave. proportion of females 15-19

24.2%

24.1%

0.93

Ave. proportion of females 20-24

24.4%

24.5%

0.93

Ave. proportion of males 15-19

25.6%

25.6%

0.94

Ave. proportion of males 20-24

25.8%

25.8%

0.95

IMD* rank (of 152 PCTs)

average

80

76

0.61

worst

7

6

 

best

130

149

 

Average screens in the quarter before incentive

Number

954

1,040

0.63

Range

11 - 2793

22 - 4497

 

Rate (per population of 15-24 olds)

2.37%

2.29%

0.77

Year screening programme established

2003-2005

15

9

 

2005-2007

5

18

 

2007-2008

22

15

0.01

Number of PCTs with mail-outs

Any mail-out 2007-2009

15

15

1.00

Mail-outs during incentive

11

8

0.43

  1. *IMD (index of multiple deprivations) is a composite area deprivation index commonly used by the Office of National Statistics and other authorities in the UK. It currently consists of seven domains, measuring income, employment, health, education, environment, crime and housing in a small area
  2. P values were calculated for differences between exposed and unexposed PCTs using t-test for continuous variables and χ2 tests for proportions