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. 2023 Dec 13;24:267. doi: 10.1186/s12875-023-02213-3

Table 2.

Healthcare provider responses to Shigella knowledge-based questions, overall and by provider specialty

Total
N (%)
Provider Specialty
N (%)
Chi-square p-value
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)
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)

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