Table 2.

Hypothetical service choice of sexually experienced participants aged 16–44 years who reported symptoms stratified by sex and age group

Age group (years)	Women % (95% CI)			Men % (95%CI)
	16–24	25–34	35–44	16–24	25–34	35–44
GP	44.5 (39.5–49.6)	58.4 (53.5–63.2)	75.4 (68.1–81.5)	53.7 (42.8–64.3)	38.29 (27.7–50.2)	75.96 (56.6–88.4)
SHC	43.6 (38.6–48.7)	35.7 (31.0–40.6)	19.3 (14.0–26.2)	38.91 (28.9–50.0)	52.9 (41.0–64.4)	24.04 (11.6–43.4)
Other†	12.0 (9.1–15.6)	5.9 (4.0–8.6)	5.3 (2.7–10.0)	7.4 (3.3–15.7)	8.8 (3.4–21.1)	0
Denominator†: weighted, unweighted	268, 474	305, 518	222, 190	70, 98	77, 84	59, 38‡

*Other healthcare services: NHS family planning clinic/contraceptive clinic/reproductive health clinic; NHS antenatal clinic/midwife; private non-NHS clinic or doctor; pharmacy/chemist; internet site offering treatment; youth advisory clinic (eg, Brook clinic); hospital accident and emergency department; and somewhere else.

†Denominator is all sexually experienced women and men aged 16–44 years who reported symptoms.

‡Small numbers, therefore estimates may be unreliable.

GP, general practice; SHC, sexual health clinic.