• Arch Pediat Adol Med · Aug 2007

    Chlamydial screening in urgent care visits: adolescent-reported acceptability associated with adolescent perception of clinician communication.

    • Catherine A Miller, Kathleen P Tebb, Jody K Williams, John M Neuhaus, and Mary-Ann B Shafer.
    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA 94143-0503, USA. millerca@peds.ucsf.edu
    • Arch Pediat Adol Med. 2007 Aug 1;161(8):777-82.

    ObjectiveTo examine the association between adolescents' perception of clinician communication and adolescents' reported acceptability of the steps involved in chlamydial screening during urgent care visits.DesignCross-sectional survey of adolescents after urgent care visits.SettingFour pediatric clinics in a health maintenance organization.ParticipantsThree hundred sixty-five adolescents aged 13 to 18 years.Outcome MeasuresParticipants' ratings of the acceptability of talking about sexual health and providing a urine sample for chlamydial testing in an urgent care visit.ResultsMost adolescents found sexual health discussions and urine collection for chlamydial screening acceptable in the urgent care setting (84% and 80%, respectively). Acceptability of sexual health discussion was significantly associated with adolescents' perception that the clinician explained confidentiality (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 2.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3-5.5), knew "how to talk to teens like me" (AOR, 9.0; 95% CI, 3.5-24.2), and "listened carefully as I explained my concerns" (AOR, 14.3; 95% CI, 4.3-54.9). Acceptability of providing a urine sample for chlamydial testing was associated with the adolescents' perception that the clinician knew "how to talk to teens like me" (AOR, 3.7; 95% CI, 1.5-9.3) and "listened carefully as I explained my concerns" (AOR, 3.6; 95% CI, 1.1-11.5).ConclusionsSexual history taking and urine collection are 2 key components of chlamydial screening and were reported as acceptable by the great majority of adolescents in the urgent care setting. Aspects of clinician communication appear to be important target areas for pediatric clinician education in supporting expansion of chlamydial screening to adolescents in urgent care visits.

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