Table 2

Syndromic STI diagnosis and prevalence of CT, NG and TV

Antenatal clinic
n=765 (%)
Well woman clinic
n=614 (%)
Sexual health clinic
n=385 (%)
Lower abdominal pain syndrome166 (21.7)200 (32.6)282 (73.2)
Vaginal discharge syndrome156 (20.4)422 (67.8)281 (73.0)
CT175 (22.9)46 (7.5)78 (21.4)
NG109 (14.2)49 (8.0)63 (16.4)
TV171 (22.4)92 (15.0)54 (14.0)
More than 1 of CT, NG, TV109 (14.3)29 (4.7)40 (10.4)
No STI438 (57.3)460 (74.9)240 (62.3)
Any STI327 (42.7)154 (25.1)145 (37.7)
One STI218 (28.5)125 (20.4)105 (27.3)
Two STIs90 (11.7)25 (4.1)30 (8.0)
Three STIs19 (2.5)4 (0.7)10 (2.6)
  • CT, Chlamydia trachomatis; NG, Neisseria gonorrhoeae; STI, sexually transmitted infection; TV, Trichomonas vaginalis.