Table 1

Prevalence of PID by patient characteristics for chlamydia-tested and chlamydia+gonorrhoea-tested women

Chlamydia-tested (N=15 690)Chlamydia+gonorrhoea-tested* (N=8839)
PID/patientsPID/patients
n/NPer centn/NPer cent
436/15 6902.8419/88394.7
Age group (years)
 16–29359/12 0803.0345/65965.2
 30–4977/36102.174/22433.3
Country of birth
 Australia188/65292.9182/35915.1
 Other248/91612.7237/52484.5
Current contraception
 Any hormonal119/43622.7114/21855.2
 IUD18/2636.817/15710.8
 Other/not reported299/11 0652.7288/64974.4
Symptoms self-reported at triage
 No49/83480.646/30051.5
 Yes387/73425.3373/58346.4
STI contact
 No397/14 6522.7383/83224.6
 Yes39/10383.836/5177.0
Chlamydia test results
 Negative342/14 4112.4NA
 Positive94/12797.4NA
Chlamydia and gonorrhoea test results
 NegativeNA327/81064.0
 Chlamydia positive onlyNA82/68112.0
 Gonorrhoea positive onlyNA5/3016.7
 Chlamydia and gonorrhoea positiveNA5/2222.7
Male sexual partners, last 3 months
 None10/12390.810/6601.5
 1231/80592.9225/46284.8
 ≥2195/63923.1187/35515.3
Condom use with male partners, last 3 months
 No male partners/vaginal sex11/13510.811/7151.5
 Always44/25721.744/12673.5
 Not always381/11 7673.2364/68575.3
Male sexual partners, last 12 months
 None3/5140.63/2731.1
 1117/40592.9113/24574.6
 290/34182.686/18734.6
 ≥3226/76992.9217/42365.1
Condom use with male partners, last 12 months
 No male partners/vaginal sex5/6120.85/3231.6
 Always38/22991.738/11493.3
 Not always393/12 7793.1376/73675.1
  • *Chlamydia+gonorrhoea tested group is a subset of the chlamydia-tested group.

  • IUD, intrauterine device; NA, not applicable; PID, pelvic inflammatory disease; STI, sexually transmitted infection.