Table 1

Characteristics of all female participants tested for chlamydial infection during the chlamydia pilot programme

PortsmouthWirral
No (%)No (%)
*Tabulated data excludes 1 participant from Portsmouth and 12 participants from Wirral where sex is unknown.
†Age breakdown excludes a further 4 participants from Portsmouth and 16 from Wirral where age is unknown.
‡Because of small sample sizes, all non-white ethnic groups have been combined.
Characterisitic
    Total eligible participants screened*12 2625483
Age† (% eligible patients)
    <16 years259 (2.1)253 (4.6)
    16–19 years5262 (42.9)2200 (40.1)
    20–24 years6737 (54.9)2731 (49.8)
    25–30 years0117 (2.1)
    >30 years0166 (3.0)
Ethnicity (% known ethnicity)
    White11 134 (97.5)4502 (98.5)
    Other‡286 (2.5)66 (1.5)
    Unknown (% total eligible)842 (6.9)915 (16.7)