Factors associated with appropriate physician management of sexually transmitted diseases in an urban Canadian center
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It appears that many health care providers in Hamilton, Ontario, use unconventional practices when treating some sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Seven urologists, 27 gynecologists, and 81 family doctors practicing in Hamilton, Ontario, completed questionnaires concerning STD treatment practices and kinds of STDs seen in their practices. Only 47% of the respondents used published guidelines to treat pelvic inflammatory disease and vaginosis. These doctors frequently advised taking an inappropriate medication or the standard medication in too small a quantity or for too short a period of time.
Publication Name: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0148-5717
Year: 1997
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A tale of two sexually transmitted diseases: prevalences and predictors of chlamydia and gonorrhea in women attending Colorado family planning clinics
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Gonorrhea infection rates may be very low among family planning clinic patients whereas chlamydia infection may be relatively common. Identifying who is more likely to be infected could permit more selective screening. Nearly 13,000 Colorado women attending public and private family planning clinics were tested for both diseases. Forty-five women per thousand had chlamydia whereas only five women per thousand had gonorrhea. Women with either disease were more likely to be younger than 20, non-white, and exposed to a sex partner with chlamydia or gonorrhea.
Publication Name: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0148-5717
Year: 1996
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