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