Provider willingness to screen all sexually active adolescents for chlamydia

Objectives: To assess differences in provider willingness to screen all sexually active male and female adolescents for chlamydia and to determine whether concerns about cost effectiveness of screening are related to provider willingness to screen for chlamydia. Methods: All primary care providers i...

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Published in:Sexually transmitted infections 2002-10, Vol.78 (5), p.369-373
Main Authors: Boekeloo, B O, Snyder, M H, Bobbin, M, Burstein, G R, Conley, D, Quinn, T C, Zenilman, J M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Sexual Health
adolescents
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the genital system
Biological and medical sciences
Chlamydia
Chlamydia Infections - diagnosis
Chlamydia Infections - economics
Chlamydia Infections - prevention & control
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Diagnosis
Diseases
Female
Health Care Surveys
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Internal medicine
Male
Males
Managed care plans (Medical care)
Managed Care Programs - economics
Managed Care Programs - organization & administration
Mass Screening - economics
Mass Screening - organization & administration
Medical sciences
Medical screening
Mid-Atlantic Region
Multivariate Analysis
Obstetrics
Primary care
Primary Health Care - economics
Primary Health Care - organization & administration
Questionnaires
screening
Services
Sexual Behavior
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Studies
Surveys
Teenagers
Urine
Youth
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Summary:Objectives: To assess differences in provider willingness to screen all sexually active male and female adolescents for chlamydia and to determine whether concerns about cost effectiveness of screening are related to provider willingness to screen for chlamydia. Methods: All primary care providers in a managed care organisation self administered a survey about screening all sexually active adolescents for chlamydia. Results: Respondents were 217 physicians (MDs) and 121 nurse practitioners (NPs) or physician assistants (PAs). Excluding obstetrician/gynaecologists, more providers were willing to routinely screen adolescent females than males for chlamydia (67% v 49% respectively; p
ISSN:1368-4973
1472-3263
DOI:10.1136/sti.78.5.369