Table 2 Proportion tested for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in the baseline compared with the quality improvement program (QIP) period by demographic factors and ACCHS site
Chlamydia testing | Gonorrhoea testing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Period | Period | |||||
Demographic factors & ACCHS site | Baseline | QIPa | P-valueb | Baseline | QIPa | P-valueb |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Overall | 175 (9) | 492 (22) | <0.001 | 116 (6) | 461 (20) | <0.001 |
Females | ||||||
Overall | 150 (13) | 335 (25) | <0.001 | 94 (7) | 306 (23) | <0.001 |
Age group (years) | ||||||
15-19 | 61 (16) | 132 (29) | <0.001 | 34 (9) | 121 (27) | <0.001 |
20-24 | 59 (14) | 119 (24) | 43 (10) | 110 (22) | ||
25-29 | 30 (9) | 84 (21) | 17 (5) | 75 (19) | ||
Aboriginal status | ||||||
Aboriginal | 133 (14) | 291 (27) | <0.001 | 83 (9) | 266 (25) | <0.001 |
Non-Aboriginal | 17 (8) | 43 (15) | 11 (5) | 39 (14) | ||
ACCHS sitec | ||||||
1 | 13 (10) | 74 (40) | <0.001 | 0 (0) | 69 (37) | <0.001 |
2 | 104 (22) | 149 (32) | 73 (15) | 137 (29) | ||
3 | 9 (6) | 28 (7) | 7 (3) | 22 (5) | ||
4 | 24 (8) | 84 (29) | 14 (5) | 78 (27) | ||
Males | ||||||
Overall | 25 (3) | 157 (17) | <0.001 | 22 (3) | 155 (17) | <0.001 |
Age group (years) | ||||||
15-19 | 11 (4) | 58 (17) | <0.001 | 10 (3) | 58 (17) | <0.001 |
20-24 | 7 (3) | 56 (19) | 5 (2) | 55 (19) | ||
25-29 | 7 (3) | 43 (15) | 7 (2) | 42 (14) | ||
Aboriginal status | ||||||
Aboriginal | 24 (4) | 140 (18) | <0.001 | 21 (3) | 138 (18) | <0.001 |
Non-Aboriginal | 1 (1) | 17 (11) | 1 (1) | 17 (11) | ||
ACCHS sitec | ||||||
1 | 3 (2) | 42 (27) | <0.001 | 0 (0) | 42 (27) | <0.001 |
2 | 20 (7) | 68 (17) | 20 (7) | 65 (17) | ||
3 | 1 (1) | 15 (7) | 1 (1) | 16 (7) | ||
4 | 1 (1) | 32 (19) | 1 (1) | 32 (19) | ||