Table 3 Top Ten Reasons for encounter by gender and location of practice
Top ten reasons for encounter | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | Urban practices | Non-urban practices | |||
1 | Health maintenance/prevention | Health maintenance/prevention | Health maintenance/prevention | Health maintenance/prevention | ||
2 | Upper respiratory infection acute | Preventive immunisation/Medication | Preventive immunisation /Medication | Upper respiratory infection acute | ||
3 | Preventive immunisation/Medication | General symptom/complaint other | General symptom / complaint other | Preventive immunisation /Medication | ||
4 | General symptom/complaint other | Upper respiratory infection acute | Upper respiratory infection acute | General symptom/complaint other | ||
5 | Acne | Feeling depressed | Feeling depressed | Tonsilitis acute | ||
6 | Tonsilitis acute | Weakness/tiredness general | Tonsilitis acute | Acne | ||
7 | Sprain/strain of ankle | Tonsilitis acute | Weakness/tiredness general | Cough | ||
8 | Trauma/injury NOS | Sneezing/nasal congestion | Blood test | Allergy/allergic reaction NOS | Skin symptom/complaint other | Sprain/strain of ankle |
9 | Back symptom/complaint | Anorexia nervosa/bulimia | Sprain/strain of ankle_Knee symptom | Anorexia nervosa/ bulimia | Hand/finger symptom complaint | Foot/toe symptom complaint |
10 | Allergy/allergic reaction NOS | Cough | ||||