Table 2.
Total N (%) |
Provider Specialty N (%) |
Chi-square p-value | |||||
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1503 (100.0) |
Family Practitioner 441 (29.3) |
Internist 559 (37.2) |
Pediatrician 252 (16.8) |
Nurse Practitioner 134 (8.9) |
Physician Assistant 117 (7.8) |
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What are some ways adults get infected with Shigella? Select all that apply | |||||||
Contaminated food | 1276 (84.9) | 378 (85.7) | 471 (84.3) | 223 (88.5) | 110 (82.1) | 94 (80.3) | 0.23 |
Contaminated water | 1185 (78.8) | 357 (81.0) | 425 (76.0) | 190 (75.4) | 113 (84.3) | 100 (85.5) | 0.03 |
Touching fomites | 489 (32.5) | 141 (32.0) | 172 (30.8) | 97 (38.5) | 46 (34.3) | 22 (28.2) | 0.19 |
Person-to-person contact | 593 (39.5) | 167 (37.9) | 208 (37.2) | 126 (50.0) | 52 (38.8) | 40 (34.2) | < 0.01 |
During international travel | 837 (55.7) | 258 (58.5) | 311 (55.6) | 150 (59.2) | 70 (52.2) | 48 (41.0) | < 0.01 |
Sexual activity | 264 (17.6) | 75 (17.0) | 96 (17.2) | 44 (17.5) | 30 (22.4) | 19 (16.2) | 0.65 |
None of these | 17 (1.1) | 3 (0.7) | 8 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 5 (3.7) | 1 (0.9) | 0.02a |
Who is at risk for Shigella infection? Select all that apply | |||||||
Children | 850 (56.6) | 235 (53.3) | 293 (52.4) | 197 (78.2) | 68 (50.7) | 57 (48.7) | < 0.01 |
Refugees | 1013 (67.4) | 318 (72.1) | 362 (64.8) | 176 (69.8) | 86 (64.2) | 71 (60.7) | 0.04 |
International travelers | 1205 (80.2) | 363 (82.3) | 440 (78.7) | 202 (80.2) | 105 (78.4) | 95 (81.2) | 0.67 |
People living in poverty | 1194 (79.4) | 360 (81.6) | 440 (78.7) | 198 (78.6) | 105 (78.4) | 91 (77.8) | 0.76 |
Men who have sex with men | 519 (34.5) | 148 (33.6) | 225 (40.3) | 72 (28.6) | 42 (31.3) | 32 (27.4) | < 0.01 |
People experiencing homelessness | 1050 (69.9) | 317 (71.9) | 377 (67.4) | 179 (71.0) | 92 (68.7) | 85 (72.6) | 0.54 |
None of these | 26 (1.7) | 6 (1.4) | 13 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 6 (4.5) | 1 (0.9) | 0.01a |
Which behaviors do you encourage adult patients (18 +) who are actively sick with Shigella infection to follow?b Select all that apply | |||||||
Avoid swimming | 673 (49.3) | 185 (44.5) | 253 (48.1) | 121 (58.2) | 63 (55.8) | 51 (49.5) | 0.01 |
Avoid preparing food for others | 1160 (84.9) | 352 (84.6) | 441 (83.8) | 183 (88.0) | 93 (82.3) | 91 (88.4) | 0.47 |
Wash hands frequently | 1291 (94.5) | 397 (95.4) | 491 (93.4) | 195 (93.8) | 108 (95.6) | 100 (97.1) | 0.43 |
Avoid sex | 442 (32.4) | 121 (29.1) | 167 (31.8) | 68 (32.7) | 48 (42.5) | 38 (36.9) | 0.08 |
None of these | 13 (1.0) | 5 (1.2) | 7 (1.3) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.46a |
Boldface p-value indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05)
aFisher’s exact test used rather than Chi square
bExcludes 137 respondents who selected “Question not applicable to me” (N = 1366)