Table 2

Number of sexually transmitted infection episodes and episodes of gonorrhoea in the European union concerted action programme and number of sites and gonorrhoea episodes included in the trend analysis

Network's locationTotal number of STI episodes in the projectTotal number of gonorrhoea episodes in the project from 1991 to 1996Number of selected sites out of totalTotal number of gonorrhoea episodes in selected sites from 1991 to 1996*
*Exclusion criteria: (1) Less than 120 gonorrhoea cases during the whole study period; (2) not submitting data on a consistent basis; (3) change in catchment population as aresult of events such as the opening or closing of a nearby health facility.
†No data for 1993.
‡Network joined only in 1993.
**No data for the second semester of 1996.
Belgium2693980/690
Czech Republic827715180/40
Denmark13 3686927/9657
England/Wales50 60427836/62783
Finland31401431/1143
France6387N/A0/150
Germany11561390/50
Greece56693234/4323
Italy99027534/7551
Netherlands (Amsterdam)†47025641/1564
Netherlands (Rotterdam)‡20563080/10
Norway60631270/10
Portugal†21822421/1242
Scotland**2422112283/31228
Spain (Basque country)2102370/10
Sweden83251505/5150
Switzerland40785516/6551
Total154 926965638/1407192