Minor ailments in out-of-hours primary care: An observational study

Figures & data

Table I. Minor ailment list in the observation manual.

Allergic rhinitis

Aphthae

Arthritis

Athlete's foot

Cerumen

Constipation

Cough

Diarrhoea

Dyspepsia

Earache

Erectile dysfunction

External otitis

Fever

Gastric flu

Headache

Head lice

Haemorrhoids

Influenza-like symptoms

Intestinal worm in children

Leg ulcer

Migraine

Mild eczema

Mild musculoskeletal problems

Mouth ulcer

Nausea

Overweight

Plantar wart

Post coital contraceptives

Prevention of urinary tract infections

Sore throat

Sting/bite

Upper respiratory tract infection

Vaginal thrush

Figure 1. Flow chart of all consultations and total time spent.

Note: MA = minor ailment.

Table II. Distribution of patients shown by age groups and gender (n = 210).

Age group (years)	Men	Women	Total	%
0–10	34	34	68	32.4
11–20	9	10	19	9.0
21–30	5	20	25	12.0
31–40	14	23	37	17.6
41–50	7	10	17	8.1
51–60	9	10	19	9.0
61–70	6	6	12	5.7
71–80	1	3	4	1.9
> 80	2	5	7	3.3
Age missing	1	1	2	1.0
Total	87	121	210	100

Table III. All minor ailments registered (n = 211) and concluded (n = 101) during 114 consultations for minor ailments.¹

	Registered MA	Concluded MA for each condition
Minor ailments	n	n	%
Constipation	1	0	0
Cough	55	20	36
Diarrhoea	2	2	100
Earache	15	11	73
Fever	41	13	32
Headache	6	2	33
Sore throat	26	11	42
Upper resp. tract infection	23	9	39
Other	42	33	79
Total	211	101	48

¹Percentage of concluded MA showed as fraction of all registered MA by condition.