Table 1 Percentage of GPs who believed that these patients would be embarrassed or very embarrassed if they were to take a sexual history, by gender of GP
Female n = 268 | Male n = 284 | χ2 p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
24 year old woman requires prescription for contraceptive pill | 14.4 | 39.4 | <0.001 |
24 year old woman for Pap smear test | 11.1 | 30.1 | <0.001 |
45 year old man requests travel immunisation advice | 53.1 | 31.2 | <0.001 |
32 year old man whose girlfriend has a vaginal infection | 23.0 | 14.3 | 0.01 |
20 year old man for asthma medication prescription who also has new girlfriend | 49.8 | 33.3 | <0.001 |