Table 2

Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) prevalence by anatomical site and year

Total n=2546March–September 2019 n=1554March–September 2021 n=992P value*
NG onlyCT onlyNG and CTNG onlyCT onlyNG and CTNG onlyCT onlyNG and CTNG onlyCT onlyNG and CT
Rectal 117 (4.60)157 (6.17)27 (1.06)56 (3.60)93 (5.98)17 (1.09)61 (6.15)64 (6.45)10 (1.01)<0.01*<0.01*0.83
Pharyngeal 116 (4.56)29 (1.14)4 (0.16)67 (4.31)19 (1.22)3 (0.19)49 (4.94)10 (1.01)1 (0.10)<0.01*<0.01*0.57
Urethral 27 (1.06)63 (2.47)5 (0.20)9 (0.58)31 (1.99)1 (0.06)18 (1.81)32 (3.23)4 (0.40)<0.01*<0.01*0.06
Total unique 194 (7.62)221 (8.68)39 (1.53)102 (6.56)128 (8.24)23 (1.48)92 (9.27)93 (9.38)16 (1.61)0.02*0.320.79
Total with CT or NG 376 (14.77)207 (13.32)169 (17.04)0.01*
  • *P values were calculated using χ2 tests and are statistically significant at the 0.05 level.