MOST FREQUENT PATIENT REASON FOR ENCOUNTER 2003-04 2013-14 Trend Check-up 13.4 14.2 Prescriptions 12.2 13.2 Test results 6.8 9.4 é Cough 5.9 5.5 Immunizations 4.3 5.2 é Administrative procedure 1.7 3.2 é Back complaints 3.4 3.2 Blood Test 2.2 2.7 é Rash 2.9 2.6 Throat complaints 3.5 2.5 ê Depression 1.9 2.1 Abdominal pain 2.3 2.1 ê Hypertension 1.7 1.9 Skin symptoms 1.5 1.8 é Fever 1.8 1.8 Observation/heath education/advice/diet 1.5 1.7 URTI 1.7 1.7 Headache 2 1.5 ê Anxiety 1 1.4 é Other referrals 0.7 1.4 é Diabetes 0.8 1.4 é Weakness/tiredness 1.7 1.4 ê Knee symptoms 1.4 1.3 Ear complaints 1.6 1.2 ê Diarrhoea 1.4 1.2 ê Sneezing / nasal congestion 1.4 1.2 Shoulder complaints 1.3 1.2 Foot/ toe complaints 1.2 1.1 Vertigo 1.2 1 ê Swelling(skin) 1.1 1 Sleep disturbance 1.2 1 ê Leg/thigh complaints 1.1 1 ê Follow up encounter 0.7 0.9 Chest pain 1.1 0.9 ê Vomiting 0.9 0.8 Neck complaints 1 0.8 ê Other reasons 1 0.8 ê Oral contraception 1 0.6 ê 93.5 97.9 é Total Reason for encounter 149.6 155.3

 

Reasons for Encounter
	2004-05	2013-14
General and unspecified	36.5	45.1
Respiratory	20.6	19.1
Skin	15.6	15.9
Musculoskeletal	16.7	15.6
circulatory	10.5	10
Digestive	9.9	9.7
Psychological	7.6	9.3
Endocrine and Metabolic	6.2	6.3
Female genital	5	4.7
Neurological	5.1	4.3
Ear	3.9	3.4
Pregnancy and FP	3.4	3
Urology	2.5	2.8
Eye	2.7	2
Blood and Blood forming organ	1.2	1.7
Male genital	1.2	1.2
Social Problems	1	1.1
	149.6	155.2

 

AGE DISTRIBUTION
Less than 1	1.9	ó
1-4 years	4.2	ê
5-14 years	5.1	ê
15-24 years	7.7	ê
25-44 years	21.5	ê
45-64 years	27.1	ê
65-74 years	14.9	é
More than 75	17.6	é
	100

 

GENDER DISTRIBUTION
MALE	43.1
FEMALE	56.9
	100