Table 2.
Question | Pre (n = 19, results in %) | Post (n = 19, results in %) | Mean change | P value (Wilcoxon signed rank) | ||||||||
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5 = very comfortable | 4 = comfortable | 3 = neutral | 2 = uncomfortable | 1 = very uncomfortable | 5 = very comfortable | 4 = comfortable | 3 = neutral | 2 = uncomfortable | 1 = very uncomfortable | |||
1. | 5.26 | 63.16 | 15.79 | 15.79 | 0.00 | 21.05 | 78.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 | 0.0078 |
2. | 0 | 26.32 | 47.37 | 21.05 | 5.26 | 15.79 | 84.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 | < 0.0001 |
3. | 0 | 73.68 | 21.05 | 5.26 | 0 | 26.32 | 73.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 | 0.002 |
4. | 0 | 57.89 | 36.84 | 0 | 5.26 | 26.32 | 73.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 | 0.0005 |
5. | 5.26 | 26.32 | 52.63 | 15.79 | 0 | 21.05 | 52.63 | 26.32 | 0 | 0 | 0.74 | 0.0005 |
6. | 0 | 10.53 | 42.11 | 36.84 | 10.53 | 26.32 | 57.89 | 15.79 | 0 | 0 | 1.58 | < 0.0001 |
7. | 0 | 52.63 | 36.84 | 10.53 | 0 | 26.32 | 73.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.84 | 0.0002 |
5 = very important | 4 = important | 3 = neutral | 2 = unimportant | 1 = very unimportant (%) | 5 = very important | 4 = important | 3 = neutral | 2 = unimportant | 1 = very unimportant | |||
8. | 47.37 | 42.11 | 10.53 | 0 | 0 | 47.37 | 52.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.69 |
Significant p values
Survey questions 1–8
1. “How comfortable do you feel initiating a discussion about safe sexual practices with your patients?”
2. “How comfortable do you feel initiating a discussion about safe sexual practices with your LGBTQ patients?”
3. “How comfortable do you feel about taking a sexual history with your patients?”
4. “How comfortable do you feel about taking a sexual history with your LGBTQ patients?”
5. “How comfortable do you feel managing your patients’ sexual health issues?”
6. “How comfortable do you feel initiating a discussion about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with your patients?”
7. “How comfortable do you feel about providing counseling on methods to reduce sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, to your patients?”
8. “How important is it to understand your patient’s sexual health?”