Comparison between new patients using prebooked appointment and slot taken on the day, phase 2‡
| Prebooked appointment | Slot booked on the day | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | Base No | (Missing) | (%) | Base No | (Missing) | p Value of test for difference* | |
| *χ2 unless otherwise stated. | |||||||
| †t test. | |||||||
| ‡Appointment type is known for only 481 (68.7%) of all new patients in phase 2 due to accidental record loss for some days in phase 2. The analysis is restricted to those for whom it is known. | |||||||
| All new patients (n=481)‡ | 37.6 | 181 | na | 62.4 | 300 | na | na |
| Mean age (SD) | 30.1 (8.4) | 168 | 13 | 29.5 (9.8) | 284 | 16 | 0.51† |
| Age <25 years | 29.8 | 168 | 13 | 43 | 284 | 16 | 0.005 |
| Male | 52.4 | 88 | 43.2 | 123 | |||
| Female | 47.6 | 80 | 13 | 56.8 | 162 | 15 | 0.06 |
| Self reported ethnic group | |||||||
| White | 46.7 | 92 | 89 | 32.6 | 144 | 156 | |
| Afro-Caribbean | 17.4 | 36.1 | |||||
| African | 12 | 6.9 | |||||
| Asian | 6.5 | 9.7 | |||||
| Oriental | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Middle Eastern | 2.2 | 1.4 | |||||
| Other | 15.2 | 13.2 | 0.03 | ||||
| Main reason for attending | |||||||
| Symptoms | 39.2 | 148 | 33 | 38.7 | 270 | 30 | 0.74 |
| STI diagnosed this attendance | |||||||
| Male | 47.7 | 88 | 0 | 39.3 | 122 | 1 | 0.23 |
| Female | 19 | 79 | 1 | 21.6 | 162 | 0 | 0.64 |
| Gonorrhoea | |||||||
| Male | 6.8 | 88 | 0 | 4.9 | 122 | 1 | 0.56 |
| Female | 0 | 79 | 1 | 3.7 | 162 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Chlamydia | |||||||
| Male | 13.6 | 88 | 0 | 11.5 | 122 | 1 | 0.64 |
| Female | 5.1 | 79 | 1 | 5.6 | 162 | 0 | 0.87 |
| Non-specific urethritis | |||||||
| Male | 20.5 | 88 | 1 | 12.3 | 122 | 1 | 0.88 |