Table 2.
Obstetrician–gynecologists’ beliefs about safe-sex and abstinence counseling
| Number (percentage)a | |
|---|---|
| If physicians counsel patients about safe-sex practices, the patients will be much less likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors | |
| Agree strongly | 308 (25) |
| Agree somewhat | 699 (62) |
| Disagree somewhat | 123 (11) |
| Disagree strongly | 18 (2) |
| If physicians counsel patients about abstinence, the patients will be much less likely to engage in sexual activity | |
| Agree strongly | 41 (3) |
| Agree somewhat | 315 (28) |
| Disagree somewhat | 484 (43) |
| Disagree strongly | 308 (26) |
a
Percentages are adjusted for survey design and reflect estimates of the population of all US obstetrician–gynecologist physicians.