Table 3

Patients’ reported preference for walk-in rather than prebooked appointment, by risk group and phase, among new patients completing questionnaire*

	Phase 1 (n=307)			Phase 2 (n=525)
Proportion of patients stating that they preferred walk-in to appointment	(%)	Base No	(Missing)	(%)	Base No	(Missing)	p Value for difference†
*This analysis is based on 832 questionnaire responses, of which 792 (95.2%) could be linked to clinic data for demographic and clinical variables.
†χ² test for association.
All patients stating a preference	77.2	295	12	50.6	362	163	<0.001
Male	80.8	125		49.4	233		<0.001
Female	76.2	164	18	52.5	265	26	<0.001
Ethnic group
White	76.4	106		49.0	100		<0.001
Afro-Caribbean	76.0	75		57.3	82		0.005
African	88.6	35		45.8	24		0.001
Asian	90.0	20		64.0	25		0.046
Oriental	0	0		0	0		NA
Middle Eastern	0	0		25	4		NA
Other	77.1	48	23	40.0	35	254	0.003
Age <25 years	81.1	106	13	53.3	182	27	<0.001
STI diagnosed this attendance	72.4	76	18	49.0	147	29	<0.001
Symptoms main reason for attending	81.8	126	61	59.6	213	79	<0.001