Table 2. Participants' knowledge scores and self-reported practices of syndromic management of STDs.

		Pre-test	Follow-up test
	n†	(baseline)	(after four months)	P value
Knowledge scores *		Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Physicians & midwives	596	64.2 (12.7)	77.9 (12.5)	<0.001‡
Physicians	275	65.9 (12.8)	78.0 (12.3)	<0.001‡
Midwives	321	62.8 (12.4)	77.8 (12.6)	<0.001‡
Practice self-reported indicators §		Percentages	Percentages
Midwives
Use of algorithms for syndromic management of patients with STDs	296	90.2	89.5	0.888£
Give information to patients about their STDs	296	98.3	99.0	0.687£
Use of “the four Cs” (counseling, condom promotion, compliance with treatment, and contact tracing/partner treatment) during patients' consultations	297	96.0	95.3	0.832£
Give referral cards for patients' partners	292	68.5	46.2	<0.001£
Give treatment for patients' sexual contacts	297	88.9	88.6	1.000£
Physicians
Use of algorithms for syndromic management of patients with STDs	238	89.5	92.0	0.307£
Give information to patients about their STDs	237	97.0	97.5	1.000£
Use of “the four Cs” (counseling, condom promotion, compliance with treatment, and contact tracing/partner treatment) during patients' consultations	237	94.9	94.1	0.815£
Give referral cards for patients' partners	235	51.1	46.0	0.257£
Give treatment for patients' sexual contacts	235	88.9	87.7	0.749£

*Percentage of correct answers (0–100). The pre-course test, post-course test and follow-up test contained the same questions, but presented in different sequences.

^†Only includes participants who completed tests at both baseline and outcome.

^‡Paired samples t test.

^§Questions asked frequency of each practice performed. Percentage prevalence indicates practices that were reported as “often” or “very often”. The pre-test and follow-up test contained the same questions.

^£MacNemar test.