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Table 3 Number and percentage of respondents who answered incorrectly to various symptoms of chlamydia trachomatis infection in women and men, by study setting

From: Knowledge of Chlamydia trachomatis among men and women approached to participate in community-based screening, Scotland, UK

Symptoms in women

Education

N (%)

Health & fitness

N (%)

Workplace

N (%)

Total

N (%)

χ2 test

p

Unusual discharge

44 (37.3)

65 (49.2)

30 (30.6)

139 (39.9)

0.013

Pain or stinging when urinating

59 (50.0)

73 (55.3)

41 (41.8)

173 (49.7)

0.130

Dizziness

0

0

0

0

-

Headache

1 (0.8)

1 (0.8)

3 (3.1)

5 (1.4)

0.280

Pain during sex

64 (54.2)

78 (59.1)

53 (54.1)

195 (56.0)

0.668

Pain in lower stomach

100 (84.7)

106 (80.3)

73 (80.2)

279 (80.2)

0.170

Itch and/or rash

95 (80.5)

118 (89.4)

66 (67.3)

279 (80.2)

<0.001

Symptoms in men

     

Unusual discharge from tip of penis

62 (50.8)

77 (58.3)

44 (42.7)

183 (51.3)

0.059

Pain and/or burning when urinating

58 (47.5)

67 (50.8)

38 (36.9)

163 (45.7)

0.093

Dizziness

0

0

0

0

-

Headache

1 (0.8)

1 (0.8)

0

2 (0.6)

0.664

Pain/swelling in testicles

87 (71.3)

101 (76.5)

79 (76.7)

267 (74.8)

0.551

Itchiness around groin area

17 (13.9)

17 (12.9)

16 (15.5)

50 (14.0)

0.844

Rash

16 (13.1)

11 (8.3)

18 (17.5)

45 (12.6)

0.109

  1. Correct symptoms are indicated by bold typeface.
  2. Significant relationships between gender and knowledge of symptoms are indicated by bold p-values.