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Table 1 Symptoms reported in Natsal-3 and follow-up qualitative interviews

From: How social representations of sexually transmitted infections influence experiences of genito-urinary symptoms and care-seeking in Britain: mixed methods study protocol

Symptoms reported

Crude number of symptoms reported in Natsal-3 survey interview (past month)

Symptoms reported by qualitative participants during Natsal-3 interview (past month)

Symptoms reported by qualitative participants during semi-structured interview (ever)

Women

 Pain, burning or stinging when passing urine

384

2

14

 Genital wart/lump

35

1

0

 Genital ulcer/sore

25

3

1

 Abnormal vaginal discharge

236

0

13

 Unpleasant odour associated with vaginal discharge

206

4

5

 Vaginal pain during sex

304

1

8

 Abnormal bleeding between periods

245

4

6

 Bleeding after sex (not during a period)

154

1

3

 Lower abdominal or pelvic pain (not related to periods)

305

5

9

Men

 Pain, burning or stinging when passing urine

101

3

7

 Genital wart/lump

27

1

2

 Genital ulcer/sore

7

0

0

 Discharge from the end of the penis

19

1

2

 Painful testicles

93

7

8

  1. (Two men reported no symptoms during their semi-structured interviews although they had indicated experiencing symptoms in their initial Natsal-3 interview)