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Table 2 Presenting symptoms documented by the GP at the most recent consultation in the past year by fee paying status

From: What effect do point of care fees have on childhood consultations in general practice?

Presenting Symptom (ICPC-2 category)

Fee paying (n = 1447)

Eligible for fee exemption (n = 1601)

P-value (Cramer’s V)

Respiratory

565 (39%)

616 (39%)

0.75 (0.006)

Skin

233 (16%)

291 (18%)

0.13 (0.03)

Digestive

143 (10%)

170 (11%)

0.50 (0.01)

General and unspecified

136 (9%)

141 (9%)

0.57 (0.01)

Ear

97 (7%)

79 (5%)

0.04 (0.04)

Musculoskeletal

80 (6%)

104 (7%)

0.26 (0.02)

Other

193 (13%)

200 (12%)

0.49 (0.01)