Table 6.

Gender and routes of access to foot care services^a

Referral route		Podiatry (n = 204) (Number (%)		Orthotics (n = 192) Number (%)		Orthopaedics (n = 92)Number (%)
		Female n = 158 (77.5)	Male n = 46 (22.5)	Female n = 151 (78.6)	Male n = 41 (23.4)	Female n = 77 (83.7)	Male n = 15 (16.3)
Self	Any podiatry	47 (29.7)	9 (20.0)	3 (2.0)	0 (0)	1 (1.3)	0 (0)
	Independent	30 (19.0)	9 (20.0)	2 (1.3)	0 (0)	2 (2.6)	1 (6.7)
GP		35 (22.2)	19 (41.3)	19 (12.6)	6(14.6)	16 (20.7)	9 (60.7)
Hospital		42 (26.6)	8 (17.4)	126 (83.4)	33 (80.2)	55 (71.4)	5 (33.3)
Community nurse		2 (1.3)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1.3)	0 (0)
Other		2 (1.3)	1 (2.2)	1 (0.7)	2 (1.0)	2 (2.6)	0 (0)
Missing data		0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0.7)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)

^a ≥ 2 services accessed