Means and standard deviations (SD) for items by STD diagnosed
| Gonorrhoea | Chlamydia | Syphilis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Univariate F | p Value |
| Multivariate F = (26, 2578) = 18.73, p<0.0001. | ||||||||
| Likert scale 1 = “never”, 2 = “sometimes”, 3 = “half the time”, 4 = “usually”, 5 = “always”. | ||||||||
| Different subscripts denote significant differences on post hoc comparisons. | ||||||||
| N=2605 (missing cases excluded listwise). | ||||||||
| 1 Treat patient presumptively | 3.80a | 1.5 | 3.84b | 1.5 | 2.87c | 1.8 | 1009.1 | 0.0001 |
| 2 Refer patient elsewhere | 1.66a | 1.2 | 1.66a | 1.2 | 2.06b | 1.4 | 396.5 | 0.0001 |
| 3 Tell patient no sex during tx | 4.63a | 0.9 | 4.61b | 0.9 | 4.61b | 0.9 | 3.9 | 0.035 |
| 4 Tell patient to use condoms | 4.55a | 1.0 | 4.57a | 1.0 | 4.57a | 1.0 | 0.6 | ns |
| 5 Tell patient why to notify partner(s) | 4.71a | 0.7 | 4.70a | 0.7 | 4.72b | 0.7 | 6.9 | 0.004 |
| 6 Give patient meds for partner(s) | 1.81a | 1.1 | 1.91b | 1.2 | 1.52c | 1.0 | 417.1 | 0.0001 |
| 7 Instruct patient to tell partner to seek diagnosis and tx | 4.72a | 0.7 | 4.71b | 0.7 | 4.74c | 0.7 | 13.2 | 0.0001 |
| 8 Collect partner information | 1.53a | 1.1 | 1.53a | 1.1 | 1.56b | 1.1 | 12.5 | 0.0001 |
| 9 Follow up with patient to see if referred partner(s) | 2.83a | 1.6 | 2.81b | 1.6 | 3.03c | 1.6 | 32.2 | 0.0001 |
| 10 Send pt information to health department | 1.87a | 1.4 | 1.82b | 1.4 | 1.97c | 1.5 | 96.5 | 0.0001 |
| 11 Tell patient to notify health department | 2.71a | 1.7 | 2.63b | 1.7 | 2.79c | 1.7 | 83.7 | 0.0001 |
| 12 Report patient name to health department | 3.24a | 1.8 | 3.07b | 1.8 | 3.43c | 1.8 | 220.4 | 0.0001 |
| 13 Lab contacts health department | 3.72a | 1.7 | 3.58b | 1.7 | 3.83c | 1.6 | 135.6 | 0.0001 |