Table 5.
Rates of expedited partner therapy by subgroups (N=231)
| Scenario | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 year old asymptomatic patient | 18 years old asymptomatic patient | 18 years old asymptomatic patient with partner with penile discharge | 18 years old symptomatic patient with vaginal discharge only | |||||
| n (%) | p-value | n (%) | p-value | n (%) | p-value | n (%) | p-value | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||||||
| Female | 15 (10.8) | 0.23 | 17 (12.1) | 0.56 | 16 (11.5) | 0.88 | 20 (14.5) | 0.97 |
| Male | 5 (6.0) | 8 (9.5) | 9 (10.8) | 12 (14.3) | ||||
| Years in practice, n (%) | ||||||||
| ≤7 years | 9 (8.7) | 0.86 | 11 (10.7) | 0.82 | 10 (9.8) | 0.50 | 14 (13.9) | 0.79 |
| ≥8 years | 11 (9.4) | 14 (11.7) | 15 (12.7) | 18 (15.1) | ||||
| Practice type, n (%) | ||||||||
| Private | 3 (9.7) | 1.00 | 3 (9.7) | 1.00 | 2 (6.9) | 0.54 | 4 (12.9) | 1.00 |
| Academic | 17 (8.9) | 22 (11.4) | 23 (12.0) | 28 (14.7) | ||||
| Region, n (%) | ||||||||
| Midwesta | 7 (9.2) | 0.52 | 7 (9.1) | 0.31 | 4 (5.3) | 0.006 | 7 (9.2) | 0.20 |
| Northeastb | 7(13.2) | 8 (14.8) | 10 (18.9) | 10 (18.5) | ||||
| Southc | 4 (6.1) | 5 (7.5) | 4 (6.0) | 9 (13.6) | ||||
| Westd | 1 (5.0) | 4 (20.0) | 5 (26.3) | 5 (26.3) | ||||
a
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
b
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
c
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
d
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming