Table 3.
Relative Utilities for Each Attribute
| Attribute | Level | Relative Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Learn from someone | Nurse | 88.9 |
| Doctor | 65.2 | |
| Peer counselor | 36.9 | |
| Older counselor | 51.5 | |
| No one | 0 | |
| How to learn | Video | 15.3 |
| Pamphlet | 0 | |
| Something on the computer | 12.3 | |
| Talk to someone | 53.2 | |
| Frequency education offered | Every time in the ED | 13.8 |
| Once | 0 | |
| Only when ask for it | 20.3 | |
| Duration of session | 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 10.9 | |
| 20 minutes | 11.9 | |
| Type of ED complaint triggering education | Headache | 2.3 |
| Stomachache | 42.0 | |
| Hurt/injured | 0 | |
| I think I could have an STI | 63.6 | |
| I think I could be pregnant | 83.9 |
The least preferred level of each attribute was assigned a value of 0.
STI = sexually transmitted infection.