Table 2

Total number invited, respondents, participants and Ct-positives with estimated NNI and NNS per chlamydia case (Ct), per region and per round in the Chlamydia Screening Implementation Programme, 2008–2010

AmsterdamRotterdamSouth Limburg
R1R2R3*R1R2R3*R1R2R3
Number invited139 919155 796129 359107 806120 79397 49813 26925 21438 428
Number responded30 31823 45515 95220 79615 78310 629297338254381
Response rate (95% CI)21.7% (21.5 to 21.9)15.1% (14.9 to 15.2)12.3% (12.2 to 12.5)19.3% (19.1 to 19.5)13.1% (12.9 to 13.3)10.9% (10.7 to 11.1)22.4% (21.7 to 23.1)15.2% (14.7 to 15.6)11.4% (11.1 to 11.4)
Number selected by risk score (95% CI)
  • 1851 (13.9%) (13.4 to 14.6)

  • 2480 (9.8%) (9.5 to 10.2)

  • 2777 (7.2%) (7.0 to 7.5)

Number tested24 05619 33113 15516 36112 9048594142919272149
Participation rate (95% CI)17.2% (17.0 to 17.4)12.4% (12.2 to 12.6)10.2% (10.0 to 10.3)15.2% (15.0 to 15.4)10.7% (10.5 to 10.9)8.8% (8.6 to 9.0)10.8% (10.2 to 11.3)7.6% (7.3 to 8.0)5.6% (3.4 to 5.1)
Number chlamydia positive8366664398326394267310390
Positivity rate (95% CI)3.5% (3.2 to 3.7)3.4% (3.2 to 3.7)3.3% (3.0 to 3.7)5.1% (4.8 to 5.4)5.0% (4.6 to 5.3)5.0% (4.5 to 5.4)5.1% (4.1 to 6.4)5.3% (4.4 to 6.4)4.2% (3.4 to 5.1)
NNI/Ct (95% CI)167 (156 to 172)234 (219 to 256)295 (226 to 384)130 (121 to 139)189 (175 to 205)229 (206 to 300)182 (145 to 229)244 (206 to 290)427 (352 to 519)
NNS/Ct (95% CI)29 (25 to 33)29 (27 to 31)30 (24 to 40)20 (18 to 21)20 (18 to 21)20 (15 to 26)20 (16 to 25)19 (16 to 23)24 (19 to 30)
  • * Amsterdam and Rotterdam had not completed all invitations yet; included were invitations up to December 2010.

  • Response in Amsterdam and Rotterdam was requesting a test package online; in South Limburg filling-in risk score questionnaire.

  • NNI, number needed to invite; NNS, number needed to screen; R1, round 1 (2008/2009); R2, round 2 (2009/2010); R3, round 3 (2010).