Table 1.

The competence in discussing sexual health issues and treating male and female patients’ sexual health issues (total n = 402).

	Discussing sexual health with male patients		Treating male patients’ sexual health issues		Discussing sexual health with female patients		Treating female patients’ sexual health issues
	Poor or quite poor 28.9% (n = 116/402)		Poor or quite poor 34.8% (n = 140/402)		Poor or quite poor 27.9% (n = 112/402)		Poor or quite poor 67.2% (n = 270/402)
Entire group	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Gender	p < .0001		p < .0001		p < .001		p = .394
women versus men	8.34	3.70–18.79	6.32	3.27–12.23	0.42	0.26–0.68	0.80	0.49–1.33
Age	p = .458		p = .373		p = .175		p = .479
40–49 versus 27–39	1.28	0.72–2.25	1.47	0.85–2.55	1.57	0.88–2.80	0.72	0.43–1.22
50–65 versus 27–39	0.89	0.52–1.53	1.11	0.67–1.87	1.60	0.94–2.74	0.87	0.53–1.44
40–49 versus 50–65	1.44	0.81–2.56	1.32	0.76–2.29	0.98	0.56–1.71	0.83	0.49–1.41
Patients with sexual health issues weekly	p = .056		p = .002		p = .030		p = .057
0 versus 1–5	1.57	0.88–2.80	1.83	1.05–3.20	1.46	0.85–2.52	1.32	0.74–2.35
0 versus ≥ 6	2.66	1.19–5.94	4.12	1.86–9.12	3.35	1.37–8.18	2.36	1.14–4.90
1–5 versus ≥ 6	1.70	0.86–3.35	2.25	1.15–4.41	2.29	1.02–5.13	1.79	1.00–3.19

In all questions the response was mandatory.

OR higher than 1 indicates worse self-reported competence (two categories: poor or quite poor versus good or quite good) in discussing sexual health or treating patients.

OR less than 1 indicates better self-reported competence in discussing sexual health or treating patients.

OR: odds ratio; multivariable logistic regression; CI: confidence interval