Table 1

Results for the three practices combined

Women (swab) No (%)Women (urine) No (%)Men No (%)
“Ghosts” are people no longer living at the address held by the practice.
*Among those who had ever had sexual intercourse.
†Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, genital herpes, genital warts, and PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) or NSU (non-specific urethritis) for women and men respectively.
Total sample 105 (100)103 (100)225 (100)
Outcome
participated27 (26)38 (37)80 (36)
declined7 (7)6 (6)21 (9)
no response51 (49)37 (36)74 (33)
“ghosts”20 (19)22 (21)50 (22)
Available sample 85 (100)81 (100)175 (100)
Participated27 (32)38 (47)80 (46)
Among participants All womenMen
Ever had sexual intercourse 48 (76)69 (86)
Among those reporting intercourse 48 (100)69 (100)
No of partners in past year*
−01 (2)2 (3)
−130 (63)50 (73)
−29 (19)5 (7)
3+8 (17)11(16)
Previous STD†9 (19)6 (9)
Positive chlamydia test result4 (8)2 (3)