Table 2.
Patient Attitudes Towards ED-based STI Screening
| Total N (%) |
Agreed to STI Test N (%) |
Declined STI Test N(%) |
OR | aOR* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The ED is a good place to be tested for STIs | 384(72.1%) | 244(77.0%) | 140(64.8%) | 1.8(1.2,2.7) | 1.6(1.1, 2.4) |
| Comfortable getting tested for STIs in the ED | 443(82.7%) | 264(83.5%) | 179(81.4%) | 1.2(0.7,1.8) | 1.1(0.7,1.8) |
| Want doctors in the ED to ask adolescents about their sexual activity | 300(56.9%) | 190(60.7%) | 110(51.4%) | 1.51.(0,2.1) | 1.4(0.9,2.0) |
| Believe the ED is a good place for adolescents to answer questions about sexual health | 348(65.3%) | 221(70.2%) | 127(58.3%) | 1.7(1.2,2.4) | 1.7(1.2,2.5) |
| Worried about parents finding out about STI testing | 176(33.4%) | 107(34.3%) | 69(32.1%) | 0.9(0.6,1.3) | 0.8(0.6,1.2) |
Adjusted for age, gender, insurance status and sexual activity