Patterns of disease presentation and management in Egyptian primary care: findings from a survey of 2458 primary care patient consultations

Table 4 Presentation of most common preventive and curative conditions (2146 encounters in five practices where data was available for both preventive and curative care)

Condition	Consultations		Weighted	Rural		Urban		p-value**
	n	%	percentage*	n	%	n	%
Immunization	534	24.9	24.9	99	22.9	435	25.4	0.29
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection	289	13.5	13.5	62	14.4	227	13.2	0.55
Family planning	248	11.6	11.6	47	10.9	201	11.7	0.62
Ante-natal care	232	10.8	10.8	63	14.6	169	9.9	0.01
Gastroenteritis	134	6.2	6.2	47	10.9	87	5.1	<0.005
Intestinal parasites	68	3.2	3.2	14	3.2	54	3.2	0.92
Skin infections	57	2.7	2.7	11	2.5	46	2.7	0.87
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection	55	2.6	2.6	5	1.2	50	2.9	0.04
Conjunctivitis	54	2.5	2.5	15	3.5	39	2.3	0.16
Anaemia	49	2.3	2.3	11	2.5	38	2.2	0.68
Dermatitis	48	2.2	2.2	9	2.1	39	2.3	0.81
Urinary Tract Infection	31	1.4	1.5	3	0.7	28	1.6	0.14
Asthma	27	1.3	1.3	0	0	27	1.6	0.01
Hypertension	25	1.2	1.2	1	0.2	24	1.4	0.04
Chickenpox	19	0.9	0.9	0	0	19	1.1	0.03
Diabetes	19	0.9	0.9	0	0	19	1.1	0.03
Ear infection	14	0.7	0.7	3	0.7	11	0.6	0.9

*Weighted for different population and utilisation rates between urban and rural areas.
**Chi-squared test for differences in prevalence between urban/rural practices.

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