Table 1

Cumulative probability of consulting general practice in 1 year, men and women aged 16–24 years.

MenWomenMen and women
CharacteristicConsulted, total% Consulting by 1 year (95% CI)P valueConsulted, total% Consulting by 1 year (95% CI)P valueConsulted, total% Consulting by 1 year (95% CI)P value
All215260.4 (58.3 to 62.5)343575.3 (73.7 to 76.9)558768.6 (67.3 to 69.9)
Age group0.196
 16–19 years97564.0 (60.9 to 67.1)0.004144175.5 (73.1 to 77.9)0.340241670.3 (68.3 to 72.3)
 20–24 years117757.5 (54.7 to 60.4)199475.0 (72.8 to 77.2)317167.2 (65.4 to 69.0)
Participation status<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001
 Responded59769.1 (65.0 to 73.2)123879.9 (77.4 to 82.3)183575.9 (73.7 to 78.1)
 Refused23850.6 (45.2 to 56.3)40465.5 (60.8 to 70.1)64258.8 (55.2 to 62.5)
 Did not respond105269.2 (66.1 to 72.3)140181.9 (79.4 to 84.2)245375.7 (73.7 to 77.7)
 Ghost26533.7 (29.3 to 38.5)39255.3 (49.9 to 60.9)65744.1 (40.5 to 47.8)
Contactabilitya<0.0001
 Contactable188765.9 (63.7 to 68.2)<0.0001304378.4 (76.7 to 80.0)<0.0001493072.9 (71.6 to 74.3)
 Not contactable26533.7 (29.3 to 38.5)39255.3 (49.9 to 60.9)65744.1 (40.5 to 47.8)
Chlamydia resultb0.0360.9690.154
 Positive3971.7 (56.7 to 85.1)7673.8 (62.9 to 83.7)11573.3 (64.5 to 81.4)
 Negative55769.1 (64.8 to 73.3)116180.4 (77.8 to 82.8)171876.2 (73.9 to 78.4)
  • a Patients who could be contacted included everyone except those classified as ‘ghost’ patients.

  • b Based on a subsample of 3318 responders who provided a specimen.