Reason for testing | n=68 (%) | n=21 (%) | n=38 (%) |
Chlamydia associated symptoms | 46 (67) | 12 (57) | 21 (55) |
Inflammatory cytology | 6 (9) | — | — |
Pre instrumentation | 2 (3) | 6 (29) | 15 (39) |
Opportunistic screening | 1 (1) | 3 (14) | 1 (3) |
Other | 13 (19) | — | 1 (3) |
Informing patient of result |
Doctor | 50 (73) | 9 (43) | 10 (26) |
Nurse | 11 (16) | 8 (38) | 4 (11) |
Receptionist/other | 3 (5) | — | 4 (10) |
Letter | — | — | 1 (2) |
No record | 4 (6) | 4 (20) | 19 (50) |
Referral to GUM clinic |
Referred | 49 (72) | 19 (90) | 22 (58) |
Not referred | 16 (24) | — | 13 (34) |
No record | 3 (4) | 2 (10) | 3 (8) |
Patients referred to GUM clinic | n=49 (%) | n=19 (%) | n=22 (%) |
Letter | 9 (18) | 12 (63) | 1 (5) |
Telephone | 8 (18) | 1 (5) | 16 (73) |
Patient held letter | 10 (20) | 3 (16) | — |
Patient no letter | 5 (12) | — | — |
Patient refused | 1 (2) | — | — |
No record | 14 (28) | 3 (16) | 5 (23) |
Treatment given before referral | 37 (75) | 8 (42) | 16 (73) |
Patients not referred | n=19 | n=2 | n=16 |
Adequate treatment | 6 (32) | 0 | 4 (25) |
Inadequate | 6 (32) | 0 | 6 (37) |
No treatment | 7 (36) | 2 (100) | 6 (37) |
Partner notification advised | 7 (37) | 0 | 6 (1) |
Partner treated | 4 (20) | 0 | 0 |
Follow up | 6 (32) | 0 | 2 (12) |