Demographic characteristic | Attender (n=126) | Non-attender (n=111) | p |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||
Mean age (SD) | 30 (6.4) | 24 (5.6) | |
Range | 18–46 | 17–45 | 0.003 |
Parity [n (%)] | |||
Previous birth | 77 (61) | 55 (50) | 0.385 |
No previous birth | 39 (31) | 37 (33) | |
Unknown | 10 (8) | 19 (17) | |
FPC attendance [n (%)] | |||
Existing FPC patient | 45 (36) | 10 (9) | <0.001 |
New FPC patient | 80 (63) | 93 (84) | |
Unknown | 1 (1) | 8 (7) | |
Deprivation category score [n (%)]* | |||
Affluent (1–2) | 25 (20) | 14 (13) | 0.0455 |
Intermediate (3–5) | 94 (75) | 64 (58) | |
Deprived (6–7) | 6 (5) | 13 (12) | |
Unknown | 11 (9) | 20 (18) |
FPC, family planning clinic; SD, standard deviation.
* Deprivation category score is an index of deprivation based upon Scottish postcodes.9