Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients with STD/RTI syndromes who sought care in private and public sectors

No. of patients seen by General Practitioners

(N = 660)

No. of patients seen by Obstetrics & Gynecology specialists

(N = 81)

No. of patients seen by Dermatology & Venereology specialists

(N = 100)

No. of patients seen by all private-practice doctors

(N = 841)

No. of patients seen by public-practice SHC doctors†

(N = 2,311)

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(private vs. public)

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

p-value