Comparison of the knowledge of Karachi general practitioners and specialists in the treatment of different STIs, 1998
| No (%) of specialists who answered correctly* | No (%) of general practitioners who answered correctly* | Relative risk | 95% Confidence interval | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *In accordance with international guidelines. Percentages are out of the total responses received. | |||||
| Appropriate antimicrobials for gonorrhoea | 28 (52) | 22 (48) | 1.1 | 0.7, 1.6 | 0.688 |
| Appropriate dose and duration of antimicrobials for gonorrhoea | 15 (54) | 8 (36) | 1.5 | 0.8, 2.8 | 0.226 |
| Treatment of both gonorrhoea and chlamydia for mucopus in cervix/urethra | 28 (54) | 14 (33) | 1.7 | 1.0, 2.7 | 0.038 |
| Appropriate antimicrobials for chlamydia | 39 (72) | 19 (41) | 1.8 | 1.2, 2.6 | 0.002 |
| Appropriate dose and duration of antimicrobials for chlamydia | 22 (56) | 6 (32) | 1.8 | 0.9, 3.7 | 0.076 |
| Appropriate antimicrobials for syphilis | 43 (80) | 22 (49) | 1.6 | 1.2, 2.3 | 0.001 |
| Appropriate dose and duration of antimicrobials for syphilis | 22 (51) | 2 (9) | 5.6 | 1.5, 21.8 | 0.001 |
| Diagnosis of painful genital vesicular lesions as herpes genitalis | 38 (72) | 13 (28) | 2.5 | 1.6, 4.1 | 0.000 |
| Appropriate antimicrobials for herpes genitalis | 35 (90) | 8 (62) | 1.5 | 1.0, 2.3 | 0.009 |
| Appropriate dose and duration of antimicrobials for herpes genitalis | 15 (43) | 5 (63) | 0.7 | 0.4, 1.3 | 0.315 |