Table 1.
Location of management of epididymo-orchitis cases seen in primary care.
| Aged <35 years, n (%) | Aged ≥35 years, n (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Evidence of care elsewhere | Managed only in practice | No evidence of management | n | Evidence of care elsewhere | Managed only in practice | No evidence of management | |
| 2003 | 973 | 203 (20.9) | 551 (56.6) | 219(22.5) | 1484 | 291 (19.6) | 889 (59.9) | 304 (20.5) |
| 2004 | 1232 | 321 (26.1) | 642 (52.1) | 269 (21.8) | 1609 | 356 (22.1) | 954 (59.3) | 299(18.6) |
| 2005 | 1060 | 276 (26.0) | 584 (55.1) | 200(18.9) | 1533 | 431 (28.1) | 852 (55.6) | 250(16.3) |
| 2006 | 871 | 230 (26.4) | 495 (56.8) | 146(16.8) | 1416 | 388 (27.4) | 800 (56.5) | 228(16.1) |
| 2007 | 819 | 244 (29.8) | 454 (55.4) | 121 (14.8) | 1273 | 401 (31.5) | 722 (56.7) | 150(11.8) |
| P-value for trend | <0.001 | 0.60 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.02 | < 0.001 | ||
| Total | 4955 | 1274 (25.7) | 2726 (55.0) | 955(19.3) | 7315 | 1867 (25.5) | 4217 (57.7) | 1231 (16.8) |