Table 6 Gender and routes of access to foot care servicesa
Referral route | Podiatry (n = 204) (Number (%) | Orthotics (n = 192) Number (%) | Orthopaedics (n = 92)Number (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Female n = 158 (77.5) | Male n = 46 (22.5) | Female n = 151 (78.6) | Male n = 41 (23.4) | Female n = 77 (83.7) | Male n = 15 (16.3) | |
Self | Any podiatry | 47 (29.7) | 9 (20.0) | 3 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) |
Independent | 30 (19.0) | 9 (20.0) | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.6) | 1 (6.7) | |
GP | 35 (22.2) | 19 (41.3) | 19 (12.6) | 6(14.6) | 16 (20.7) | 9 (60.7) | |
Hospital | 42 (26.6) | 8 (17.4) | 126 (83.4) | 33 (80.2) | 55 (71.4) | 5 (33.3) | |
Community nurse | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | |
Other | 2 (1.3) | 1 (2.2) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.0) | 2 (2.6) | 0 (0) | |
Missing data | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |