Table 3.
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Services | Total (n=112) |
STD Clinic* (n=66) |
Other Clinic (n=46) |
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N (%) | 95%CI | N (%) | 95%CI | N (%) | 95%CI | P value | |
All LHDs | -- | -- | 72 (53.5) | 43.4–63.7 | 55 (46.5) | 36.3–56.6 | -- |
Same-day services (no prior appointment needed) | 75 (62.8) | 52.3–73.3 | 49 (65.1) | 51.1–79.1 | 26 (59.8) | 43.8–75.9 | 0.62 |
Specific Services | |||||||
HBV vaccination | 67 (57.3) | 46.6–68.1 | 42 (63.1) | 49.3–76.9 | 25 (50.0) | 33.5–66.3 | 0.23 |
HPV vaccination | 56 (51.1) | 40.2–62.0 | 29 (48.9) | 34.4–63.3 | 27 (54.0) | 37.4–70.5 | 0.21 |
Darkfield microscopy | 19 (10.3) | 4.0–16.6 | 4 (4.5) | 0.0–11.0 | 15 (14.8) | 5.0–24.6 | 0.11 |
Stat (on-site) RPR testing | 23 (17.1) | 8.9–25.3 | 17 (24.0) | 11.7–36.3 | 6 (8.4) | 0.0–17.7 | 0.06 |
Stat (on-site) Gram stain testing for symptomatic men | 17 (7.5) | 2.6–12.5 | 14 (11.8) | 3.4–20.3 | 3 (2.0) | 0.0–4.7 | <0.01 |
Extra-genital chlamydia &/or gonorrhea testing | 76 (65.1) | 54.7–75.5 | 50 (74.7) | 62.2–87.1 | 26 (52.9) | 36.4–69.4 | 0.04 |
Gonorrhea culture | 66 (58.7) | 48.0–69.3 | 44 (68.5) | 55.4–81.6 | 22 (46.2) | 29.7–62.7 | 0.04 |
Pap testing | 51 (47.6) | 36.7–58.5 | 34 (56.3) | 42.0–70.6 | 17 (36.6) | 20.8–52.4 | 0.07 |
Note. 0.1% of respondents didn’t know the types of services offered at the main clinic for STD referrals and were recoded as missing.
STD clinic was a composite variable that includes “specialty STD clinic” and “combination STD/family planning clinic” as well as “other” responses for primary point of care for STD patients that included STD and STD/FP combo.
All n’s are unweighted and percentages are weighted to represent the 1225 LHDs who provided STD services in 2010. CI – confidence interval