Rates of CT and CT and/or GC (CT/GC) infection detected in (a) all women assessed (whole cross-sectional study group) (n=3804) and (b) the PID cases. (n=169) (c) Rates of PID diagnoses among women subsequently testing positive for CT and CT /GC (n=3804)
| Experience level of clinicians (number of clinicians) | Whole study (n=36) | All inexperienced (n=17) | All experienced (n=19) | Consultants (n=6) | All experienced versus all inexperienced | Consultants versus all inexperienced | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p Value | OR (95% CI) | p Value | |||||
| (a) Detection rate of infection in all women | ||||||||
| CT % (n) | 10.5 (398) | 9.0 (71) | 10.8 (327) | 11.4 (106) | 1.23 (0.93 to 1.61) | 0.14 | 1.30 (0.94 to 1.81) | 0.10 |
| CT/GC % (n) | 11.8 (441) | 9.9 (79) | 12.0 (362) | 12.6 (117) | 1.24 (0.95 to 1.60) | 0.11 | 1.29 (0.95 to 1.77) | 0.10 |
| (b) Detection rate of infection in PID cases | ||||||||
| CT % (n) | 23.7 (40) | 8.8 (3) | 27.4 (37) | 31.9 (15) | 3.90 (1.12 to 13.53) | 0.02 | 4.84 (1.15 to 23.51) | 0.01 |
| CT/GC % (n) | 27.8 (47) | 11.8 (4) | 31.9 (43) | 34.1 (16) | 3.51 (1.16 to 10.58) | 0.02 | 3.87 (1.04 to 15.61) | 0.02 |
| (c) PID diagnostic rate in women subsequently found to have an infection | ||||||||
| CT % (n) | 10.1 (40) | 4.2 (3) | 11.3 (37) | 14.2 (15) | 2.89 (0.87 to 9.66) | 0.07 | 3.74 (1.04 to 13.42) | 0.03 |
| CT/GC % (n) | 10.7 (47) | 5.1 (4) | 11.9 (43) | 13.7 (16) | 2.53 (0.88 to 7.26) | 0.08 | 2.70 (0.80 to 9.99) | 0.08 |
All P values obtained using χ2.
CT, Chlamydia trachomatis; GC, gonococcal infection; PID, pelvic inflammatory disease.