Table 1

Tests from individuals under 25 screened in the South East between March 2006 to April 2007 by demographic and geographic variables and sex

CharacteristicsMalesFemales
No of tests (percentage of total)No of tests (percentage of total)
Total
646719675
Age group
<16323 (5.0)1951 (9.9)
16–193747 (57.9)10320 (52.5)
20–242397 (37.1)7404 (37.6)
Ethnicity
White5169 (79.9)16558 (84.2)
Black248 (3.8)418 (2.1)
Asian50 (0.8)147 (0.7)
Chinese58 (0.9)109 (0.6)
Other ethnic group62 (1.0)96 (0.5)
Mixed145 (2.2)395 (2.0)
Unknown735 (11.4)1952 (9.9)
Result
Positive480 (7.4)1727 (8.8)
Negative5829 (90.1)17376 (88.3)
Insufficient specimen122 (1.9)239 (1.2)
Other36 (0.6)333 (1.7)
Postcode
South East non-clinic postcode3720 (57.5%)16246 (82.6%)
Screen with clinic postcode1816 (28.1%)756 (3.8%)
Non-South East postcode184 (2.8%)255 (1.3%)
Unmappable postcodes747 (11.6%)2418 (12.3%)
Clinic type
Accident and emergency10 (0.2)19 (0.1)
Chlamydia screening office267 (4.1)260 (1.3)
Community contraception services703 (10.9)6871 (34.9)
General practice875 (13.5)3423 (17.4)
Gynaecology and obstetrics4 (0.1)540 (2.7)
Military1200 (18.6)257 (1.3)
Outreach162 (2.5)342 (1.7)
Pharmacy39 (0.6)139 (0.7)
Postal kit214 (3.3)695 (3.5)
Prison165 (2.6)24 (0.1)
Sexual-health services35 (0.5)67 (0.3)
Termination of pregnancy2 (0.0)584 (3.0)
University1752 (27.1)2136 (10.9)
Youth services1039 (16.1)4318 (21.9)
Setting
Healthcare1833 (28.3)11667 (59.3)
Non-healthcare4634 (71.7)8008 (40.7)
Urban/rural*
Urban4513 (81.5)15016 (88.3)
Rural1023 (18.5)1986 (11.7)
South East Indices of Multiple Deprivation categories*
1 (most deprived)1242 (22.4)6148 (36.2)
2960 (17.3)3812 (22.4)
3912 (16.5)2688 (15.8)
41200 (21.7)2244 (13.2)
51222 (22.1)2110 (12.4)
  • Four tests were removed because sex was either blank or incorrectly coded.

  • * Require mappable postcode, South East screens only.