Table 1.

Patients' characteristics and presenting conditions. Values are numbers (percentages) unless indicated otherwise

	Treatment by
	General practitioner	Nurse
Age:
No of respondents	904	888
Median (interquartile range) age (years)	29.1 (9.7-44.9)	26.0 (9.0-41.7)
Men	363/914 (39.7)	360/899 (40.0)
Patients who usually prefer to see woman doctor for current problem	62/657 (9.4)	69/668 (10.3)
Consultations in past 12 months:
No of respondents	633	636
Mean (SD) No consultations	4.9 (3.85)	4.6 (3.54)
Presenting condition or request as assessed by practitioner:	(n=862)	(n=846)
Respiratory infection	452 (52.4)	407 (48.1)
Musculoskeletal problems and injuries	116 (13.5)	110 (13.0)
Skin condition	82 (9.5)	93 (11.0)
Abdominal pain	40 (4.6)	38 (4.5)
Eye condition	31 (3.6)	39 (4.6)
Diarrhoea or vomiting	32 (3.7)	22 (2.6)
Urinary infection	21 (2.4)	31 (3.7)
Gynaecological	20 (2.3)	20 (2.4)
Contraception	14 (1.6)	10 (1.2)
Other	162 (18.8)	220 (26.0)