TABLE 2.
Number of physician visits per year per unique medically attended genital herpes case (2002 to 2007)*
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Unique cases diagnosed per year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| 1 visit | 81,148 (91.7) | 110,082 (89.9) | 90,761 (81.8) | 62,502 (74.1) | 81,994 (85.2) | 109,994 (93.2) |
| 2 visits | 2905 (3.3) | 3651 (3.0) | 12,701 (11.4) | 19,430 (23.0) | 4011 (4.2) | 6496 (5.5) |
| 3 visits | 1953 (2.2) | 2389 (2.0) | 5017 (4.5) | 2466 (2.9) | 8494 (8.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| 4 visits | 0 (0.0) | 3742 (3.1) | 1599 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1553 (1.3) |
| 5 visits | 1162 (1.3) | 1539 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| 6 visits | 471 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1342 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| 7 visits | 830 (0.9) | 1052 (0.9) | 847 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| 8 visits | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 340 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Total number of cases diagnosed | 88,468 (100) | 122,456 (100) | 110,925 (100) | 84,398 (100) | 96,181 (100) | 118,044 (100) |
Data presented as n (%). *Extrapolated from the Canadian Disease and Therapeutic Index, Intercontinental Medical Statistics Health Canada. The numbers and percentages are estimated and rounded to the nearest approximate