Characteristics of providers that were independently associated with willingness to screen all adolescents for chlamydia
| Screen all males | Screen all females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | OR (95% CI) | p Value | OR (95% CI) | p Value |
| OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. | ||||
| Last year of training | 0.96 (0.93 to 1.00) | 0.04 | – | – |
| Nurse practitioner/physician assistant | 1.54 (1.13 to 2.09) | 0.006 | 1.43 (1.03 to 1.99) | 0.03 |
| Number of adolescents seen | – | – | 0.99 (0.99 to 0.99) | 0.01 |
| Believe screening not cost effective | 0.32 (0.17 to 0.61) | 0.000 | 0.12 (0.07 to 0.22) | 0.000 |
| Feel well trained to address sexual risk with young adolescents | 1.94 (1.00 to 3.74) | 0.05 | 2.34 (1.21 to 4.52) | 0.01 |
| Believe it is easier to conduct chlamydia screening on females than males | 0.36 (0.20 to 0.66) | 0.001 | 1.74 (0.94 to 3.21) | 0.08 |