Table 5

Which types of problems are recorded and coded?

ICPC headingProblem typeTotalRecorded in notesaRead Codedb
Yes%Yes%
HEar99100.0555.6
XFemale genital1212100.0650.0
UUrological191894.7947.4
KCardiovascular343294.11647.1
WPregnancy, childbearing, family planning161593.8850.0
SSkin464087.01839.1
LMusculoskeletal1079185.03431.8
RRespiratory443784.12250.0
NNeurological242083.31250.0
FEye11981.8327.3
YMale genital10880.0440.0
PPsychological433479.11841.9
DDigestive463678.32043.5
TEndocrine/metabolic and nutritional362775.01336.1
ZSocial problems12975.0433.3
AGeneral and unspecified855463.51416.5
BBlood, and immune mechanism8450.000
Total56245581.020636.7
  • ICPC = International Classification of Primary Care.

  • a Wald χ2 = 28.70, df = 16, P = 0.026.

  • b Wald χ2 32.15, df = 16, P = 0.0096.