Table 1.

Provider reported communication practices about ordering the co-test, or combined human papillomavirus and Papanicolaou test, for female patients aged 30–60 years, 2009–2010 (n = 97).

Discussion content	Always or usually	Half the time or sometimes	Never
Explain to the patient the purpose of an HPV test in relation to the Pap test	75%	21%	4%
Discuss with the patient how HPV test results may determine when she will need to be screened for cervical cancer again	75%	23%	2%
Tell the patient that you are ordering an HPV test	72%	23%	5%
Explain to the patient that the HPV test detects a sexually transmitted infection	69%	27%	4%

Abbreviation: HPV = human papillomavirus.

Note: Study was conducted in 15 Federally Qualified Health Center clinics in Illinois, USA.