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Table 2 Dengue diagnostic practices among primary care physicians

From: Assessing changes in knowledge, attitude and practices on dengue diagnosis and management among primary care physicians after the largest dengue epidemic in Singapore

 

Overall

P value

Private practice

P value

Polyclinic practice

P value

2011 N = 364 (%)

2014 N = 293 (%)

2011 N = 253 (%)

2014 N = 206 (%)

2011 N = 105 (%)

2014 N = 87 (%)

WHO warning signs

 Yes

285 (78.3)

250 (85.3)

0.024

N.A.

171 (83.4)

N.A.

N.A.

79 (91.9)

N.A.

 D.N.P.

3 (0.8)

2 (0.7)

  

2 (1)

  

1 (1.1)

 

Dengue Diagnostic Test (DDT)

 Always (100%)

107 (29.4)

164 (56.0)

<0.001

98 (38.7)

111 (53.9)

0.001

7 (6.7)

53 (60.9)

<0.001

 Often (51–99%)

69 (19.0)

72 (24.5)

0.086

51 (20.2)

52 (25.2)

0.216

17 (16.2)

20 (23.0)

0.274

 Sometimes (1–50%)

105 (28.8)

40 (13.7)

<0.001

61 (24.1)

26 (12.6)

0.002

41 (39)

14 (16.1)

<0.001

 Never (0%)

82 (22.5)

17 (5.8)

<0.001

43 (17.0)

17 (8.3)

0.008

39 (37.1)

0

<0.001

 D.N.P.

1 (0.3)

0

 

0

0

 

1 (1)

0

 

Dengue Diagnostic Test (DDT)

 > 50% of the time

176 (48.4)

236 (80.5)

<0.001

149 (58.9)

163 (79.1)

<0.001

24 (22.9)

73 (83.9)

<0.001

 D.N.P.

1 (0.3)

0

 

0

0

 

1 (1)

0

 

Most Frequently Used DDT Among Those Who Reported Usage of DDT

 Dengue serology (IgM/IgG)

211 (74.8)

91 (33)

<0.001

144 (68.6)

59 (31.2)

<0.001

62 (93.9)

32 (36.8)

<0.001

 Dengue non-structural antigen 1 (NS1) assay

31 (11)

62 (22.5)

<0.001

29 (13.8)

47 (24.9)

0.003

1 (1.5)

15 (17.2)

0.002

 Dengue RT-PCR

37 (13.1)

9 (3.3)

<0.001

36 (17.1)

7 (3.7)

<0.001

1 (1.5)

2 (2.3)

>0.999

 Dengue duo POCT kit

0 (0.0)

104 (37.7)

<0.001

0

67 (35.4)

<0.001

0

37 (42.5)

<0.001

 D.N.P.

3 (1.1)

10 (3.5)

 

1 (0.5)

9 (4.8)

 

2 (3)

1 (1.2)

 
  1. D.N.P. Data not provided by participants, RT-PCR Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, N.A. Not available
  2. P value in bold represents a statistical significant difference