title: Can we predict who will return to a genitourinary clinic?
abstract: One hundred and eighty-eight first-time attenders at a genitourinary (GU) clinic were monitored to establish who returned following discharge after treatment. Thirty-six (19%) returned within 2 years with a new infection. The re-attenders did not differ significantly from the rest of the cohort by age, gender or occupation, nor did they differ in their sexual history and psychological variables. Re-attenders were significantly more likely to have consulted their general practitioner (GP) in the 6 months prior to their first clinic attendance.
authors.affiliation: Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, 215 Franklin Street, Melbourne, Vic 3000, Australia. m.pitts@latrobe.edu.au
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Pitts
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cannon
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Rahman
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires