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Table 1 Characteristics of participating GPs

From: Improving chlamydia knowledge should lead to increased chlamydia testing among Australian general practitioners: a cross-sectional study of chlamydia testing uptake in general practice

Characteristic

 

Overall N (%)

Male GP N (%)

Female GP N (%)

p-value

Gender of GP

  

258 (66.0)

133 (34.0)

<0.01

Location of GP clinic

Rural

346 (88.5)

234 (90.7)

112 (84.2)

0.06

Metropolitan

45 (11.5)

24 (9.3)

21 (15.8)

 

GP Age Group (years)

<30

13 (3.3)

6 (2.3)

7 (5.3)

<0.01

30-44

124 (31.7)

70 (27.1)

54 (40.6)

 

45-59

207 (52.9)

143 (55.4)

64 (48.1)

 

>60

47 (12.0)

39 (15.1)

8 (6.0)

 

Years working in general practice

<5

74 (19.2)

41 (16.1)

33 (25.0)

<0.01

5-10

40 (10.4)

18 (7.1)

22 (16.7)

 

10-20

89 (23.1)

57 (22.4)

32 (24.2)

 

20-30

117 (30.3)

83 (32.7)

34 (25.8)

 

30+

66 (17.1)

55 (21.7)

11 (8.3)

 

Country of medical training

Australia

247 (63.3)

161 (62.7)

86 (64.7)

0.70

Overseas

143 (36.7)

96 (37.4)

47 (35.3)

 

Number of clinic sessions per week

<5

35 (9.2)

11 (4.4)

24 (18.5)

<0.01

5-9

267 (70.3)

176 (70.4)

91 (70.0)

 

10+

78 (20.5)

63 (25.2)

15 (11.5)

 

Postgraduate qualifications1

No

117 (29.9)

75 (29.1)

42 (31.6)

0.61

Yes

274 (70.1)

183 (70.9)

91 (68.4)

 

Interest in sexual health

No

284 (73.8)

207 (80.9)

77 (59.7)

<0.01

Yes

101 (26.2)

49 (19.1)

52 (40.3)

 
  1. 1Qualifications include Diploma of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Diploma of Venereology/Sexual Health, Certificate of the Family Planning Association, Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Fellow of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.