Characteristics N (%) unless otherwise specified | Professional training | Total (n = 225) | p value |
No training (n = 51) | Local medical assistant (n = 141) | Paramedical training (n = 33) |
Patients/Day (mean ± SD) | 15.8 ± 11.6 | 16.7 ± 13.6 | 14.5 ± 12.3 | 16.2 ±12.1 | |
STD patients in last month (Mean ± SD) | 7.7 ± 19.5 | 5.2 ± 14.6 | 4.2 ± 6.4 | 5.6 ± 15.0 | |
How diagnose STDs in men History only History and physical exam History, physical and laboratory tests | 21 (41.2) 13 (25.5) 17 (33.3) | 44 (31.2) 54 (38.3) 43 (30.6) | 5 (15.2) 7 (21.2) 21 (63.6) | 70 (31.1) 74 (32.9) 81 (36.0) | 0.004 |
Paper prescription to patients Always Some times Never | 5 (9.8) 30 (58.9) 16 (31.4) | 11 (7.8) 103 (73.1) 27 (19.1) | 8 (24.2) 22 (66.6) 3 (9.1) | 24 (10.7) 155 (68.9) 46 (20.4) | 0.016 FET |
Sell medicine Yes No | 48 (94.1) 3 (5.9) | 135 (95.7) 6 (4.3) | 21 (63.6) 12 (36.4) | 204 (90.7) 21 (9.3) | <0.001 FET |
Amount of patient fee No fee 10 - 25 taka 26 - 50 taka | 45 (88.2) 3 (5.9) 3 (5.9) | 120 (85.1) 12 (8.5) 9 (6.4) | 20 (60.6) 9 (27.3) 4 (12.1) | 185 (82.2) 24 (10.7) 16 (7.1) | 0.013 FET |
Patients referred to next level care in last month (mean ± SD) | 6.8 ± 7.3 | 6.48 ± 11.0 | 8.3 ± 17.8 | 6.8 ± 11.5 | |