Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of clinicians (N=196).
| Demographic characteristic | Statistics, n (%) | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 128 (65.3) | |
| Male | 68 (34.7) | |
| Clinician type | ||
| Medical doctor | 181 (92.4) | |
| Nurse practitioner/physician assistant | 15 (7.6) | |
| Years in clinical practice (N=193), n (%) | ||
| ≤10 | 67 (34.7) | |
| 11-20 | 64 (33.2) | |
| >20 | 62 (32.1) | |
| Patient type (N=195), n (%) | ||
| Adolescents only (aged 11-21 years) | 118 (60.5) | |
| Children and adolescents (aged 0-21 years) | 30 (15.4) | |
| All ages (0 through adulthood) | 19 (9.7) | |
| Adolescents and adults (aged 11 years through adult) | 28 (14.4) | |
| Practice type (N=195), n (%) | ||
| Academic | 121 (62.0) | |
| Private | 20 (10.3) | |
| Community/public health | 23 (11.8) | |
| Other | 31 (15.9) | |
| Adolescent patients per week | ||
| <10 | 21 (10.7) | |
| 10-29 | 87 (44.4) | |
| ≥30 | 88 (44.9) | |
| STIa tests on patients per 3 months (N=195), n (%) | ||
| <10 | 35 (17.9) | |
| 10-29 | 59 (30.2) | |
| ≥30 | 101 (51.9) | |
| Positive STIa tests per 3 months | ||
| <10 | 123 (62.7) | |
| 10-29 | 55 (28.1) | |
| ≥30 | 18 (9.2) | |
aSTI: sexually transmitted infection, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomonas, herpes, genital warts, syphilis, and HIV.