Table 3. Environmental literacy and screening practices based on respondents’ specialty.
Characteristic | Value | OB/GYN n = 195 Number (% of total) |
Specialist n = 72 Number (% of total) |
Resident n = 37 Number (% of total) |
p |
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Read ACOG opinions/bulletins | 181(93) | 66(92) | 37(100) | 0.237 | |
Do you routinely screen new patients for any of the following? (Choose all that apply) |
Prenatal vitamin use | 177(91) | 52(72) | 33(89) | < .001 |
Supplement use | 146(75) | 49(68) | 21(57) | 0.069 | |
Tobacco use | 183(94) | 66(92) | 36(97) | 0.525 | |
Alcohol use | 179(92) | 65(90) | 35(95) | 0.746 | |
Exercise habits | 139(71) | 47(65) | 21(57) | 0.190 | |
Dietary habits | 129(66) | 37(51) | 17(46) | 0.015 | |
Domestic abuse | 138(71) | 48(67) | 31(84) | 0.168 | |
Fish intake | 59(30) | 12(17) | 1(3) | < .001 | |
Occupational exposures | 45(23) | 19(26) | 2(5) | 0.029 | |
Environmental chemicals | 17(9) | 13(18) | 3(8) | 0.086 | |
Other | 9(5) | 1(1) | 1(3) | 0.485 | |
Which of the following environmental exposures do you routinely ask your patients about? (Choose all that apply) |
Lead exposure | 27(14) | 9(13) | 3(8) | 0.645 |
Mercury exposure | 32(16) | 6(8) | 1(3) | 0.030 | |
Pesticide use | 15(8) | 8(11) | 0(0) | 0.120 | |
Occupational exposure | 62(32) | 24(33) | 5(14) | 0.064 | |
Air pollution exposure | 23(12) | 5(7) | 1(3) | 0.152 | |
Plastics for food storage | 1(1) | 2(3) | 2(5) | 0.044 | |
Water source | 9(5) | 3(4) | 0(0) | 0.516 | |
Personal care products | 15(8) | 6(8) | 0(0) | 0.202 | |
Household cleaners | 12(6) | 4(6) | 0(0) | 0.343 | |
Knowledge to counsel environmental chemicals/adverse health | 7(4) | 2(3) | 0(0) | 0.557 | |
Training to discuss with a patient how to reduce exposure | 22(12) | 5(7) | 2(6) | 0.356 | |
Know where to refer a patient | 55(30) | 22(32) | 2(6) | 0.007 | |
Comfort obtaining environmental history? | 29(16) | 11(16) | 3(9) | 0.552 | |
Read Exposure to Toxic Environmental Agents (ACOG/ASRM) or FIGO Statement | 21(12) | 14(20) | 1(3) | 0.029 |
Values reported are frequency and column percentage. N = 8 providers not responding to questions about Practice Type omitted from Table 3.