Characteristics of patients attending three GUM clinics in England, April 1994 to September 1997
| Royal Hallamshire, Sheffield1(%) | St Thomas's, London2(%) | Mortimer Market Centre (MMC), London3(%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Data for 1 April 1994 to 30 September 1997. | |||
| 2 Data for 1 April 1994 to 31 December 1996. | |||
| 3 Data for 1996 only. | |||
| 4 Includes “black other.” | |||
| 5 First episode. | |||
| 6 Uncomplicated infection. | |||
| 7 Number of partners in past 12 months for Sheffield and St Thomas's clinics and in past 3 months for MMC (see methods for details). | |||
| Total attenders | 20 334 | 15 155 | 8471 |
| Sex | |||
| Males | 9 992 (49) | 7 969 (53) | 4194 (50) |
| Females | 10 314 (51) | 7 186 (47) | 4273 (50) |
| Not recorded | 28 (<1) | — | 4 (<1) |
| Age group | |||
| 13–15 | 189 (1) | 64 (<1) | 8 (<1) |
| 16–19 | 2 319 (11) | 977 (6) | 404 (5) |
| 20–24 | 5 672 (28) | 3 199 (21) | 1895 (22) |
| 25–34 | 7 809 (38) | 7 425 (49) | 4189 (49) |
| 35+ | 4 254 (21) | 3 485 (23) | 1973 (23) |
| Not recorded | 91 (<1) | 5 (<1) | 2 (<1) |
| Male sexual orientation | |||
| Heterosexual | 9 181 (92) | 6 744 (85) | 2221 (53) |
| Homo/bisexual | 800 (8) | 1 174 (15) | 1759 (42) |
| Not recorded | 11 (<1) | 51 (1) | 214 (5) |
| Female sexual orientation | |||
| Heterosexual | 10 145 (98) | 7 057 (98) | 3994 (93) |
| Homo/bisexual | 165 (2) | 89 (1) | 51 (1) |
| Not recorded | 4 (<1) | 40 (1) | 228 (5) |
| Ethnic group | |||
| White | 18 014 (89) | 8 383 (55) | 5031 (59) |
| Black Caribbean | 1 038 (5) | 4 308 (28) | 269 (3) |
| Black African | 140 (1) | 1 611 (11) | 252 (3) |
| Asian | 483 (2) | 496 (3) | 265 (3) |
| Other/mixed4 | 297 (1) | 357 (2) | 2654 (31) |
| Not recorded | 362 (2) | — | — |
| Presenting diagnosis | |||
| Genital warts5 | 1 976 (10) | 963 (6) | 393 (5) |
| Genital HSV5 | 548 (3) | 433 (3) | 158 (2) |
| Gonorrhoea6 | 389 (2) | 559 (4) | 177 (2) |
| Chlamydia6 | 2 175 (11) | 752 (5) | 419 (5) |
| Number of partners7 (heterosexuals) | |||
| 0–1 | 10 353 (53) | 7 299 (53) | 2920 (47) |
| 2 | 5 027 (26) | 3 541 (26) | 1616 (26) |
| 3+ | 3 961 (20) | 2 802 (20) | 1679 (27) |
| Not recorded | 13 (<1) | 159 (1) | — |
| Previous STI | |||
| Yes | 5 791 (28) | 5 807 (38) | 3488 (41) |
| Not recorded | — | 3 (<1) | 118 (1) |
| Ever injected drugs | |||
| Yes | 361 (2) | 228 (2) | 145 (2) |
| Not recorded | — | 2 (<1) | 74 (1) |
| Commercial sex work (ever) | |||
| Yes | 543 (3) | — | 185 (2) |
| Not recorded | — | 15 155 (100) | 229 (3) |