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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of GPs at trial entry (n = 43)#

From: Incentive payments to general practitioners aimed at increasing opportunistic testing of young women for chlamydia: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial

Characteristic

Intervention

Control

 

N (%)

(95%CI)

N (%)

(95%CI)

Number of GPs (N)

20

 

23

 

Sex

    

   Male

9 (45)

(25,67)

11 (48)

(28,68)

   Female

11 (55)

(33,75)

12 (52)

(32,72)

Age

    

   <35 years

3 (15)

(5,38)

2   (9)

(2,30)

   35-44 years

0   (0)

(0,17)

9 (39)

(21,60)

   45-54 years

13 (65)

(42,83)

8 (35)

(18,56)

   55+ years

4 (20)

(8,43)

4 (17)

(7,39)

Sessions worked each week

    

   <6 sessions

9 (45)

(25,67)

7 (30)

(15,52)

   6-10 sessions

10 (50)

(29,71)

16 (70)

(48,85)

   11+ sessions

1   (5)

(0,29)

0   (0)

(0,15)

Years in general practice

    

   0-10 years

4 (20)

(8,43)

6 (26)

(12,48)

   11-20 years

6 (30)

(14,53)

9 (39)

(21,60)

   21+ years

10 (50)

(29,71)

8 (35)

(18,56)

GPs practice location by ARIA§

    

   Regional/rural

4 (20)

(8,43)

5 (22)

(9,43)

   Metropolitan

16 (80)

(57,92)

18 (78)

(57,91)

Postgraduate qualifications

    

   No

8 (40)

(21,63)

0  (0)

(0,15)

   Yes

12 (60)

(37,79)

23 (100.0)

(85,100)

Interest in STIs

    

   Not interested

2 (10)

(2,33)

2 (9)

(2,30)

   Interested

18 (90)

(67,98)

21 (91)

(70,98)

Aware of RACGP 'Red Book'^

    

   No

2 (10)

(2,33)

2   (9)

(2,30)

   Yes

5* (23)

(10,45)

17 (77)

(55,90)

  1. # Adjusted for clustering at GP level
  2. * One missing value
  3. ^RACGP 'Guidelines for preventative activities in general practice 6th edition'
  4. § Accessibility Remoteness Index of Australia - indexes of remoteness in Australia.
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