Table 2.

Most Common Reasons for the Medical Encounter in 450 Primary Care Attendees Aged 16–24 Years, Using lcpc-2 Classification, with a Comparison of Data for All Age Groups in Australia

Major ICPC-2 category (typical examples)	Rate per 100 participants in %* (95%CI)			Percent encounter, Australian general practice #
	Male n = 153	Female n = 297	Total n = 450
R: Respiratory(asthma, URTI)	33.3 (24.1–42.5)	21.9 (16.2–27.3)	25.8 (21.5–30)	13.8
S: Skin (acne,dermatitis)	18.3 (11.2–25.4)	18.2 (13.4–23.0)	18.2 (14.6–21.8)	10.4
A: General or unspecified (feeling unwell, travel advice, medical check-up)	13.7 (7.4–20.1)	12.5 (8.5–16.4)	12.9 (9.4–16.3)	24.4
W: Pregnancy, childbearing, family planning (contraceptive pill)	–	19.5 (14.5–24.6)	12.9 (9.4–16.4)	2.3
D: Digestive (nausea, diarrhea)	11.8 (69–16.6)	9.4 (5.5–13.4)	10.2 (7.3–13.2)	6.6
P: Psychological (depression, sleep disturbance)	8.5 (3.6–13.4)	11.1 (7.7–14.5)	10.2 (7.3–13.2)	5.1
X: Female genital system (thrush)	–	14.8 (9.0–20.7)	9.8 (5.9–13.6)	3.3
L: Musculoskeletal (back pain)	13.7 (7.6–19.9)	6.1 (2.9–9.2)	8.7 (5.1–12.2)	11.1

*Patient-reported complaints; several participants had more than 1 category of presenting complaint.

†Patient complaints as reported by GPs