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Would it be hard for you to get TESTED for chlamydia or gonorrhea if you wanted? (n = 782)b
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No
|
539 (68.9)
| |
|
Easy access to care
|
385 (71.4)
|
“there are clinics everywhere”
|
|
Access to insurance/funds
|
81 (15.0)
|
“I have insurance so I could get tested free”
|
|
Importance of health
|
33 (6.1)
|
“No I want to see if I’m STD free”
|
|
Yes
|
162 (20.7)
| |
|
Notification of parents
|
60 (37.0)
|
“Yes, I am not going to tell my parents I’m sexually active”
|
|
Embarrassment/stigma
|
38 (23.5)
|
“There is some stigma”
|
|
Unsure of process or location
|
39 (24.1)
|
“Yes, as I am not sure how and where to get tested”
|
|
Cost/insurance
|
29 (17.9)
|
“I don’t have health insurance”
|
|
Unsure
|
51 (6.5)
| |
|
Unsure of process or location
|
16 (31.4)
|
“Probably not, but I don’t know where or how to”
|
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If you tested positive, would it be hard for you to get TREATED for chlamydia or gonorrhea? (n = 771)b
|
|
No
|
523 (67.8)
| |
|
Access to insurance/funds
|
216 (41.3)
|
“I have health insurance and am financially stable enough … “
|
|
Easy access
|
202 (38.6)
|
“I have access to many good medical facilities”
|
|
Importance of health
|
41 (7.8)
|
“that is the only option for me to get better and healthy”
|
|
Yes
|
122 (15.8)
| |
|
Cost/insurance
|
51 (41.8)
|
“My health insurance doesn’t cover STDs”
|
|
Notification of parents
|
30 (24.6)
|
“difficult to explain to parents”
|
|
Embarrassment/stigma
|
21 (17.2)
|
“The social stigma surrounding STIs would prevent me from asking for help about any treatment”
|
|
Unsure
|
122 (15.8)
| |
|
Unsure of process
|
29 (23.8)
|
“I don’t know enough about treatment.”
|
|
Depends on cost/insurance
|
23 (18.9)
|
“If my healthcare covers it, then no. If it doesn’t, that’s a different story.”
|
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If you thought you had chlamydia or gonorrhea, where would you go to get treatment? (n = 745)b
|
|
Doctor’s office
|
368 (49.4)
|
“… my PCP for a consultation and to get treated/tested”
|
|
Free clinic/Planned Parenthood
|
106 (14.2)
|
“Planned Parenthood or a walk-in-clinic if … at school”
|
|
Hospital
|
105 (14.1)
|
“university system or other local hospital”
|
|
Gynecology/STI doctor
|
85 (11.4)
|
“My gynecologist, preferably. If I couldn’t schedule an appointment for a while, I’d go to a clinic.”
|
|
Unsure
|
83 (11.1)
|
“I’m not sure, the doctor?”
|
|
School clinic
|
65 (8.7)
|
“If it was during the school year, I would start with on campus health services.”
|
|
If you got chlamydia or gonorrhea would you tell your sexual partner(s)? Why or why not? (n = 774)b
|
|
Yes
|
736 (95.1)
| |
|
Effects partner
|
185 (23.9)
|
“it’s not something that only affects you, but anyone else you may have been with”
|
|
Morality
|
180 (23.3)
|
“Yes, that is the right thing to do”
|
|
Importance of testing/treatment
|
146 (18.9)
|
“Absolutely. He would need to get treated/tested too.”
|
|
No
|
16 (2.1)
| |
|
Social stigma
|
10 (62.5)
|
“I would be too ashamed”
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