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Table 3 Top 5 provisional diagnoses/presenting condition and top 5 treatments according to age group and gender (Pink register data, 2 PHC, 6 months in 2015/16)

From: Primary healthcare and school health service utilisation by adolescents and young adults in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

 

Total

Females

Males

10-14 yrs

15-19 yrs

20-24 yrs

Total

10-14 yrs

15-19 yrs

20-24 yrs

Total

10-14 yrs

15-19 yrs

20-24 yrs

Total

(n=646)

(n=1224)

(n=1567)

(n=3437)

(n=327)

(n=956 )

(n=1286)

(n=2569 )

(n=319 )

(n=268)

(n=281)

(n=868)

Provisional diagnoses/presenting condition

 General non-specific complaints

11.6%

11.0%

10.3%

10.8%

14.1%

10.7%

9.6%

10.6%

9.1%

12.3%

13.5%

11.5%

 Skin problems

7.7%

3.4%

2.0%

3.6%

8.0%

2.6%

2.2%

3.1%

7.5%

6.0%

1.4%

5.1%

 Respiratory problems (excluding TB)

13.5%

7.3%

4.9%

7.4%

16.5%

6.2%

3.9%

6.3%

10.3%

11.2%

9.6%

10.4%

 TB and screening for TB

2.0%

1.6%

2.5%

2.1%

2.5%

0.8%

1.6%

1.4%

1.6%

4.5%

6.8%

4.2%

 HIVa

28.2%

10.2%

15.3%

15.9%

22.0%

9.0%

15.1%

13.7%

34.5%

14.6%

16.4%

22.5%

 GI problems

4.3%

4.4%

3.2%

3.8%

4.3%

3.7%

2.4%

3.1%

4.4%

7.1%

6.8%

6.0%

 Sexual Transmitted infection (excl. HIV)

0.5%

3.2%

5.2%

3.6%

0.9%

3.0%

3.6%

3.0%

0.0%

3.7%

12.5%

5.2%

 Sexual and Reproductive Healthb

0.8%

6.1%

4.7%

4.5%

1.5%

7.7%

5.7%

2.9%

0.0%

0.4%

0.4%

0.2%

 Family planning

0.2%

9.8%

18.0%

11.7%

0.3%

12.1%

21.8%

15.5%

0.0%

1.5%

0.7%

0.7%

 Antenatal care

2.5%

21.7%

16.2%

15.5%

4.6%

27.6%

19.6%

20.7%

0.3%

0.4%

0.4%

0.4%

 Trauma/injury

7.6%

4.8%

2.1%

4.1%

5.8%

2.5%

0.9%

2.1%

9.4%

13.1%

7.8%

10.0%

Treatments

 Antibiotics

23.5%

20.6%

18.8%

20.3%

25.4%

18.0%

15.3%

17.6%

21.6%

29.9%

34.5%

28.3%

 Anti-inflammatory

0.3%

1.4%

1.7%

1.3%

0.6%

1.3%

1.1%

1.1%

0.0%

1.9%

4.3%

2.0%

 Panadol/Aspirin

10.5%

8.7%

7.2%

8.4%

12.5%

8.4%

6.8%

8.1%

8.5%

9.7%

9.3%

9.1%

 Anti-retroviral treatment (ART)

28.3%

10.2%

14.6%

15.6%

21.7%

9.2%

14.3%

13.4%

35.1%

13.8%

16.0%

22.4%

 TB treatment

0.5%

0.5%

1.9%

1.1%

0.9%

0.1%

1.2%

0.7%

0.0%

1.9%

5.3%

2.3%

 Epileptic treatment

2.8%

0.0%

1.4%

1.9%

2.8%

1.4%

0.8%

1.3%

2.8%

4.5%

4.3%

3.8%

 Vitamins and supplements

3.4%

18.3%

15.4%

14.2%

5.8%

22.9%

18.4%

18.5%

0.9%

1.9%

1.8%

1.5%

 Vaccination

5.0%

3.1%

1.0%

2.5%

4.9%

2.3%

0.5%

1.7%

5.0%

6.0%

3.2%

4.7%

 Minor procedures/dressing

4.5%

2.7%

2.7%

3.0%

2.5%

2.5%

3.0%

2.7%

6.6%

3.4%

1.4%

3.9%

 Symptomatic treatmentc

5.9%

4.9%

3.4%

4.4%

6.7%

3.8%

3.7%

4.1%

5.0%

8.9%

1.8%

5.2%

 Family planning

0.2%

11.0%

18.9%

12.5%

0.3%

13.6%

22.9%

16.5%

0.0%

1.5%

0.7%

0.7%

  1. aIncluding testing, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, treatment failure
  2. bPAP, dysmenorrhoea, spotting, PV bleeding, pregnancy testing
  3. cloperamide, cough mixture as DPH or Cocillona, mouth wash, calamine lotion, castor oil, lactulose, anusol, activated charcoal, antiseptic, benzoic acid