Table 2.
Chlamydia Assessment & Screening Practices and Screening Attitudes Reported by California Primary Care Providers
| Physicians (N=708) %*(95% CI) | Nurse Practitioners (N=895) % (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment & Screening | ||
| Routine † sexual history taking | ||
| Annual visit | 73.3 (69.4 to 77.3) | 92.2 (90.5 to 94.0) |
| New patient | 65.7 (61.6 to 69.9) | 77.2 (74.5 to 80.0) |
| Acute care | 20.6 (17.3 to 23.8) | 29.0 (26.0 to 32.0) |
| Routine Chlamydia screening | ||
| Females less than 20 | 46.6 (42.2 to 51.0) | 79.3 (76.5 to 82.0) |
| Females age 20 to 25 | 47.0 (42.3 to 51.8) | 77.9 (75.1 to 80.7) |
| Females age 26 to 34 | 31.6 (27.1 to 36.0) | 50.3 (46.9 to 53.7) |
| Screening Attitudes (% AGREE) | ||
| Test may not get paid for | 34.8 (30.6 to 39.2) | 22.4 (19.6 to 25.1) |
| Chlamydia prevalence is low in population | 18.6 (15.1 to 22.2) | 9.9 (7.9 to 11.8) |
| Routine screening does not result in significant savings | 9.9 (7.3 to 12.4) | 6.9 (5.2 to 8.6) |
| Routine screening is time consuming | 10.5 (7.6 to 13.5) | 3.2 (2.0 to 4.4) |
| Routine screening involves awkward subject matter to discuss | 13.0 (9.8 to 16.2) | 2.6 (1.6 to 3.7) |
*
Weighted for physician specialty.
†
Routine defined as response of usually/always.
CI, confidence interval.