| Patients from clinics with trained health workers | Patients from comparison clinics | p Value | |
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Characteristics of patients | |||
| Gender of patient (% female) | 134 (74) | 81 (65) | 0.119 |
| Average age in years | 28 | 29 | 0.286 |
| Language spoken at home | |||
| Setswana | 173 (94) | 111 (90) | 0.207 |
| Kalanga | 2 (1) | 6 (5) | 0.064 |
| English | 5 (3) | 2 (2) | 0.706 |
| Other | 5 (3) | 5 (4) | 0.530 |
| Education (one missing from each district) | |||
| No formal, non-formal and primary | 50 (27) | 38 (31) | 0.490 |
| Junior secondary | 78 (42) | 54 (44) | 0.809 |
| Senior secondary and post-secondary | 56 (30) | 31 (25) | 0.313 |
| Married or cohabiting | 54 (29) | 41 (33) | 0.469 |
| Characteristics of patients’ visits | |||
| Gender of provider who treated patient (% female) | 153 (83) | 94 (76) | 0.138 |
| Profession of provider who treated patient | |||
| Nurse | 122 (66) | 101 (82) | 0.003 |
| Nurse midwife | 57 (31) | 20 (16) | 0.003 |
| Medical officer | 6 (3) | 3 (2) | 0.745 |
| Visit type | |||
| First visit | 132 (71) | 111 (90) | 0.001 |
| Follow-up visit | 53 (29) | 13 (10) | <0.001 |
| Syndromes | |||
| Genital ulcer | 45 (24) | 28 (23) | 0.724 |
| VD/LAP | 109 (59) | 62 (50) | 0.122 |
| Urethral discharge | 14 (8) | 22 (18) | 0.006 |
| No symptoms | 17 (9) | 12 (10) | 0.885 |
| Visit observed by clinical specialist | 98 (53) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
| Referred by contact slip | 14 (8) | 6 (5) | 0.480 |
| Sample size | 185 | 124 |
STI, Sexually transmitted infection; VD/LAP, vaginal discharge or lower abdominal pain.