Distribution of episodes of gonorrhoea and chlamydia diagnosed from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1995 among residents of Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham presenting to genitourinary clinics in London
| Gonorrhoea | Chlamydia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Men (n=1314) No (%) | Women (n=682) No (%) | Women (n=1376) No (%) |
| *p<0.0001 by χ2 test. | |||
| †Totals are number of individuals rather than number of episodes. p=0.36 by χ2 test. | |||
| ‡p=0.002 by one way analysis of variance. | |||
| Age* | |||
| 15–19 years | 136 (10.4) | 222 (32.6) | 413 (30.0) |
| 20–24 years | 337 (25.7) | 239 (35.0) | 454 (33.0) |
| 25–29 years | 406 (30.9) | 130 (19.1) | 279 (20.3) |
| 30–59 years | 435 (33.1) | 91 (13.3) | 230 (16.7) |
| Number of episodes in study period† | |||
| One | 1036 (89.3) | 544 (89.5) | 1155 (92.0) |
| Two | 87 (6.9) | 55 (9.1) | 87 (6.9) |
| Three or more | 20 (3.8) | 9 (1.4) | 14 (1.1) |
| Clinic attended* | |||
| In Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham | 1089 (82.9) | 645 (94.6) | 1248 (90.7) |
| Other south London | 45 (3.4) | 24 (3.5) | 53 (3.9) |
| Central London | 180 (13.7) | 13 (1.9) | 75 (5.5) |
| Townsend score, mean (SD)‡ | 8.2 (2.4) | 8.1 (2.5) | 7.9 (2.5) |