. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Jun;35(6):397–402. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001670

Table 4.

Perceived barriers to sexual health assessments before and after intervention (participants responding “agree or strongly agree”).

	Pre N (%)	Post N (%)	P value

*Attitudes and Beliefs*
Because of my religious/cultural beliefs, I am uncomfortable discussing sex with adolescent patients	2 (3.9)	0 (0)	--
Because of my religious/cultural beliefs, I am uncomfortable offering condoms to adolescent patients	7 (13.7)	5 (9.8)	.500
Providing condoms promotes promiscuity among adolescents	3 (5.9)	3 (5.9)	--
I am more comfortable discussing sex w/ older adolescents	35 (68.6)	32 (62.7)	.250
*Training*
I lack sufficient training in obtaining sexual histories from adolescents	4(7.8)	1(2.0)	.250
*Time*
I am concerned that there is not enough time in an ED visit to appropriately discuss sexual health issues	23 (45.1)	11 (21.6)	<.001^b

= significant