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. 2023 Sep 6;13(9):e073204. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073204

Table 4.

Use of routine enquiry in Sexual and Reproductive Health Services (SRHS)

Agree with routine enquiry
When attending SRHS Via telephone
Age (years) p<0.001* p=0.218*
 18–24 102/113 (90.3%) 81/113 (71.7%)
 25–34 537/607 (88.5%) 437/607 (72.0%)
 35–44 534/634 (84.2%) 473/634 (74.6%)
 45–54 343/423 (81.1%) 295/423 (69.7%)
 55 or older 177/230 (77.0%) 155/230 (67.4%)
Ethnicity p=0.914 p=0.005
 White 1444/1715 (84.2%) 1246/1715 (72.7%)
 Asian 137/160 (85.6%) 100/160 (62.5%)
 Mixed 50/58 (86.2%) 40/58 (69.0%)
 Black 43/50 (86.0%) 42/50 (84.0%)
 Other ethnic group 19/24 (79.2%) 13/24 (54.2%)
Gender p=0.659 p=0.042
 Female 1061/1250 (84.9%) 921/1250 (73.7%)
 Male 620/742 (83.6%) 511/742 (68.9%)
 Other/non-binary/ prefer not to say 12/15 (80.0%) 9/15 (60.0%)
Sexual orientation (n=1957) p<0.001 p=0.194
 Heterosexual/ straight 1463/1746 (83.8%) 1258/1746 (72.1%)
 Bisexual/ pansexual 128/138 (92.8%) 104/138 (75.4%)
 Gay/lesbian 70/73 (95.9%) 59/73 (80.8%)
Intimate relationship (n=1948) p=0.045 p=0.016
 Yes 1244/1454 (85.6%) 1078/1454 (74.1%)
 No 404/494 (81.8%) 338/494 (68.4%)
Disabled p=0.257 p=0.990
 Yes 246/284 (86.6%) 204/284 (71.8%)
 No 1447/1723 (84.0%) 1237/1723 (71.8%)
History of SV (n=1960) p=0.037  p=0.143
 Yes (includes not sure) 542/621 (87.3%) 464/621 (74.7%)
 No 1120/1339 (83.6%) 958/1339 (71.5%)

Data are reported as the n/N (%) of respondents who responded ‘yes’ to the question; responses of ‘no’ and ‘not sure’ were combined for analysis. Analyses are based on n=2007 respondents with p values from Χ2 tests, unless stated otherwise, and bold p values are significant at p<0.05.

*P value from Mann-Whitney U test, treating the category of age as ordinal.

SV, sexual violence.