Table 2 Diagnosis and reporting experiences of communicable diseases among primary doctors in Taiwan (N = 1093).
Questions | Number (%) |
|---|---|
a. Ever diagnosed reportable communicable diseases | Â |
   No | 687 (62.8) |
   Yes | 406 (37.2) |
b. Ever reported reportable communicable diseases (Among those who have ever diagnosed) | Â |
   No | 66 (16.5) |
   Yes | 340 (83.5) |
c. Number of times of reporting | Â |
   1 time | 98 (28.7) |
   2 times | 97 (28.4) |
   3 times | 44 (12.9) |
   4 times | 4 (1.2) |
   More than 4 times | 97 (28.7) |
d. Methods for reporting | Â |
   Fax report sheet to Local Health Department | 216 (64.5) |
   Internet report to Center of Disease Control | 50 (14.9) |
   Both | 80 (24.0) |
   Others | 30 (9.0) |
e. Reasons for not reporting (Among non-reporting doctors) | (n = 66) |
   Don't want to violate the patient's privacy | 20 (32.8) |
   Reporting procedure is troublesome | 19 (31.1) |
   Not sure whether the diagnosed disease is reportable | 18 (29.5) |
   No need to report because patients have been treated | 15 (24.6) |
   No need to report because prognosis of the disease is good | 12 (19.7) |
   No need to report because the disease is not highly contagious | 7 (11.5) |
   Don't know the reporting procedure | 6 (9.8) |
   Request by patients not to report | 6 (9.8) |
   Thought that other doctors or agencies would report | 6 (9.8) |
   Others | 10 (16.4) |