Table 2 Perceived barriers for STI care by characteristics of respondents
From: Physicians’ perceived barriers to management of sexually transmitted infections in Vietnam
Respondent characteristics | Lack of STI training N (%*) | Lack of professional resources N (%*) | Lack of time N (%*) | Lack of reimbursement N (%*) | Lack of privacy/ confidentiality N (%*) | Lack of counselling N (%*) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||||
Female | 176 (56.8%) | 131 (42.3%) | 126 (40.6%) | 69 (22.3%) | 54 (17.4%) | 44 (14.2%) |
Male | 80 (56.7%) | 52 (36.9%) | 45 (31.9%) | 26 (18.4%) | 24 (17.0%) | 22 (15.6%) |
Age group (in years) | ||||||
<40 | 87 (64.9%) | 65 (48.5%) | 50 (37.3%) | 28 (20.9%) | 26 (19.4%) | 23 (17.2%) |
40-50 | 138 (53.9%) | 90 (35.2%) | 93 (36.3%) | 54 (21.1%) | 42 (16.4%) | 33 (12.9%) |
51-60 | 31 (50.8%) | 28 (45.9%) | 28 (45.9%) | 13 (21.3%) | 10 (16.4%) | 10 (16.4%) |
Medical degree | ||||||
D&V doctor | 18 (38.30%) | 13 (27.70%) | 26 (55.3%) | 11 (23.4%) | 9 (19.1%) | 3 (6.40%) |
General practitioner | 67 (60.9%) | 45 (40.9%) | 30 (27.3%) | 23 (20.9%) | 20 (18.2%) | 15 (13.6%) |
Ob/Gyn doctor | 15 (45.50%) | 12 (36.4%) | 18 (54.5%) | 11 (33.3%) | 6 (18.2%) | 5 (15.2%) |
Assistant doctor | 156 (59.8%) | 113 (43.3%) | 97 (37.2%) | 50 (19.2%) | 43 (16.5%) | 43 (16.5%) |
In-service training on STIs | ||||||
No | 109 (69.4%) | 79 (50.3%) | 44 (28.0%) | 20 (12.7%) | 28 (17.8%) | 28 (17.8%) |
Yes | 147 (50.0%) | 104 (35.4%) | 127 (43.2%) | 75 (25.5%) | 50 (17.0%) | 38 (12.9%) |
In-service training on communication | ||||||
No | 126 (61.8%) | 100 (49.0%) | 61 (29.9%) | 43 (21.1%) | 44 (21.6%) | 34 (16.7%) |
Yes | 130 (52.6%) | 83 (33.6%) | 110 (44.5%) | 52 (21.1%) | 34 (13.8%) | 32 (13.0%) |
Duration of medical practice (in years) | ||||||
≤10 | 76 (63.9%) | 62 (52.1%) | 44 (37.0%) | 28 (23.5%) | 23 (19.3%) | 18 (15.1%) |
11-20 | 93 (60.0%) | 49 (31.6%) | 47 (30.3%) | 28 (18.1%) | 31 (20.0%) | 22 (14.2%) |
>20 | 87 (49.2%) | 72 (40.7%) | 80 (45.2%) | 39 (22.0%) | 24 (13.6%) | 26 (14.7%) |
Average number of patient seen per week | ||||||
≤ 15 | 121 (57.6%) | 88 (41.9%) | 65 (31.0%) | 38 (18.1%) | 30 (14.3%) | 25 (11.9%) |
16-30 | 61 (54.5%) | 47 (42.0%) | 44 (39.3%) | 25 (22.3%) | 18 (16.1%) | 11 (9.8%) |
> 30 | 74 (57.4%) | 48 (37.2%) | 62 (48.1%) | 32 (24.8%) | 30 (23.3%) | 30 (23.3%) |
STI diagnoses prior to survey | ||||||
Yes | 174 (55.4%) | 120 (38.2%) | 117 (37.3%) | 57 (18.2%) | 51 (16.2%) | 38 (12.1%) |
No | 82 (59.9%) | 63 (46.0%) | 54 (39.4%) | 38 (27.7%) | 27 (19.7%) | 28 (20.4%) |
Place of main practice | ||||||
Province | 77 (51.7%) | 44 (29.5%) | 79 (53.0%) | 29 (19.5%) | 29 (19.5%) | 23 (15.4%) |
District | 57 (62.6%) | 43 (47.3%) | 32 (35.2%) | 19 (20.9%) | 15 (16.5%) | 13 (14.3%) |
Commune | 122 (57.8%) | 96 (45.5%) | 60 (28.4%) | 47 (22.3%) | 34 (16.1%) | 30 (14.2%) |