STI practice among doctors (n=1734) and nurses (n=1846) based in CHCs
| Variable | Doctors n/N | % (95% CI) | Nurses n/N | % (95% CI) | p Value |
| Ever received training in | |||||
| STI pretest and post-test counselling | 708/1666 | 43 (40 to 45) | 612/1754 | 35 (33 to 37) | <0.01 |
| Clinical diagnosis of STI | 816/1661 | 49 (47 to 52) | 587/1756 | 33 (31 to 36) | <0.01 |
| Clinical management of STI | 625/1646 | 38 (36 to 40) | 549/1745 | 31 (29 to 34) | <0.01 |
| STI prevention | 968/1676 | 58 (55 to 60) | 1025/1781 | 58 (55 to 60) | 0.62 |
| Partner notification of STI | 680/1646 | 41 (39 to 44) | 672/1748 | 38 (36 to 41) | 0.15 |
| Never had training in STI | 497/1527 | 33 (30 to 35) | 581/1674 | 35 (32 to 37) | 0.27 |
| Have the resources to perform STI testing | 838/1423 | 59 (56 to 61) | 856/1489 | 57 (55 to 60) | 0.44 |
| Difficult to provide privacy for STI testing | 876/1560 | 56 (54 to 59) | 942/1670 | 56 (54 to 59) | 0.89 |
| Can ask about sexual orientation of patients | 792/1467 | 54 (51 to 57) | 811/1571 | 52 (49 to 54) | 0.19 |
| Can obtain a sexual and reproductive health history from patients | 875/1439 | 61 (58 to 63) | 912/1542 | 59 (57 to 62) | 0.36 |
| Would perform STI test if patient asked | 498/1734 | 29 (27 to 31) | 444/1846 | 24 (22 to 26) | <0.01 |
| In the last month, diagnosed patients* with | |||||
| Chlamydia | 154/1688 | 9 (8 to 11) | 75/1771 | 4 (3 to 5) | <0.01 |
| Gonorrhoea | 102/1685 | 6 (5 to 7) | 43/1772 | 2 (2 to 3) | <0.01 |
| Syphilis | 120/1678 | 7 (6 to 8) | 75/1773 | 4 (3 to 5) | <0.01 |
| In the last month, consulted with | |||||
| Intravenous drug users | 71/1687 | 4 (3 to 5) | 103/1812 | 6 (5 to 7) | 0.08 |
| Female sex workers | 92/1689 | 5 (4 to 7) | 125/1811 | 7 (6 to 8) | 0.13 |
| Male sex workers | 40/1684 | 2 (2 to 3) | 78/1812 | 4 (3 to 5) | <0.01 |
| Men who have sex with men | 31/1686 | 2 (1 to 3) | 57/1814 | 3 (2 to 4) | 0.03 |
| Transgender | 12/1684 | 1 (0 to 1) | 33/1803 | 2 (1 to 3) | 0.01 |
*In some CHCs, the doctor makes the clinical diagnosis, but the nurse would assist the doctor in reporting the diagnosis to CDC.
CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CHCs, community health centres.