Relation between age distribution of respondents by recruitment method and prevalence of C trachomatis
| % (number/total) of men with a positive result and 95% confidence intervals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | Clinic based | 95% CI | Postal | 95% CI | Total | 95% CI |
| 18–24 | 0.0% (0/174) | 0.00–2.12 | 1.5% (2/130) | 0.19–5.56 | 0.7% (2/304) | 0.08–2.38 |
| 25–29 | 2.2% (4/181) | 0.60–5.66 | 0.0% (0/108) | 0.00–3.42 | 1.4% (4/289) | 0.38–3.54 |
| 30–35 | 2.6% (6/231) | 0.95–5.65 | 3.9% (7/178) | 1.58–8.10 | 3.2% (13/409) | 1.69–5.43 |
| Total | 1.7% (10/586) | 0.82–3.14 | 2.2% (9/416) | 0.99–4.11 | 1.9% (19/1002) | 1.14–2.96 |