Anogenital warts knowledge and counseling practices of US clinicians: results from a national survey.

Objectives: To examine messages US clinicians use when counseling patients diagnosed with anogenital warts.

Study Design: In mid-2004, we conducted a confidential mail survey of nationally representative samples of physicians practicing internal and adolescent medicine, family/general practice, obstetrics/gynecology, urology, or dermatology; nurse midwives; physician assistants; and nurse practitioners. The survey assessed knowledge and counseling practices of clinicians who had diagnosed anogenital warts.

Cervical cancer screening, abnormal cytology management, and counseling practices in the United States.

Objective: We assessed clinician knowledge and practices since the marketing of tests for sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) and the release of HPV testing guidelines for two indications: 1) as an adjunct to cytologic screening and 2) to guide colposcopic triage of patients with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US) cytology results.

Methods: In mid-2004, we surveyed nationally representative, random samples of clinicians practicing specialties that provide cytologic screening. Mail surveys addressed HPV-related knowledge, screening, abnormal cytology management, HPV testing, and counseling practices.

Family physicians' knowledge of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and HPV-related conditions, United States, 2004.

Background And Objectives: Information about human papillomavirus (HPV) has evolved rapidly and HPV DNA tests are now available. Little is known about family physicians' knowledge about HPV and how it relates to HPV test use and counseling practices.

Methods: In mid-2004, confidential surveys were mailed to a nationally representative sample of 760 family physicians.

Georgia prenatal care providers' perceptions of barriers to sexually transmitted disease screening.

Background: Evidence suggests that sexually transmitted disease (STD) screening during pregnancy is not optimal. No published studies have systematically examined barriers that hinder routine STD screening. This study examines prenatal care providers' perceptions about barriers to routine STD screening of pregnant women.