Are Women With Chlamydia Infection Who Self-Refer to Genitourinary Medicine Clinics Different?
Posted on: Saturday, 29 October 2005, 03:01 CDT By Huengsberg, M; Ahmed-Jushuf, I; Rogstad, K E; Jeyasingh, N; Et al Summary: The objective of this study was to explore whether patients with Chamydia trachomatis infection who self-refer to genitourinary medicine clinics have different demographic characteristics to those who initially attend other agencies. This study took place in three genitourinary medicine clinics from Birmingham, Nottingham and Sheffield. Demographic and post-code data were collected from female patients diagnosed with genital chlamydia infection in 2000. Townsend scores, as an index of socioeconomic status, were derived from post-codes from a subset of the cohort (from Birmingham). Comparison was made between those who were diagnosed by genitourinary medicine clinics and those diagnosed in the community and referred to genitourinary medicine clinics for further management. Data were collected from 1047 genitourinary medicine and 816 non-genitourinary medicine wom
