Table 2 Top qualitative codes by clinic sample characteristics.

From: Examining the themes of STD-related Internet searches to increase specificity of disease forecasting using Internet search terms

 

N

Describesymp

Diseasename

STDsymp

STDtest

Treatment

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

 Male

255

36 (14)*

44 (17)

108 (42)

46 (18)

28 (11)

 Female

190

41 (22)

33 (17)

85 (45)

32 (17)

26 (14)

Race

 NH White

127

14 (11)

14 (11)*

55 (43)*

29 (23)

13 (10)

 NH Black

221

49 (22)

49 (22)

91 (41)

21 (10)

27 (12)

 Hispanic/Latino, any race

82

10 (12)

12 (15)

40 (49)

24 (29)

12 (15)

Age

 18–19 years old

52

7 (13)

6 (11)

26 (50)

11 (21)

6 (12)

 20–24 years old

185

40 (22)

33 (18)

81 (44)

27 (15)

24 (13)

 25–29 years old

138

22 (16)

30 (22)

59 (43)

30 (22)

11 (8)

 30–35 years old

71

8 (11)

8 (11)

27 (38)

10 (14)

13 (18)

Sexual Behavior

 MSW

192

29 (15)

34 (18)

76 (40)

34 (18)

18 (9)

 WSM

138

31 (22)

23 (17)

60 (43)

23 (17)

20 (14)

 MSM

56

6 (11)

10 (18)

29 (52)

9 (16)

10 (18)

 WSWM

49

10 (20)

10 (20)

24 (49)

8 (16)

6 (12)

Previous STD

 Yes

222

42 (19)

46 (21)

99 (45)*

32 (14)*

29 (13)

 No

166

35 (16)

31 (14)

91 (42)

42 (20)

25 (12)

Number of sex partners

 1 partners

117

27 (23)

22 (19)

53 (45)

20 (17)

21 (18)

 2–3 partners

177

30 (17)

30 (17)

74 (42)

34 (19)

18 (10)

 4 or more partners

142

20 (14)

25 (18)

64 (45)

22 (15)

15 (11)

Condom use

 Used condom

165

25 (15)

33 (20)

71 (43)

37 (22)*

20 (12)

 Did not use condom

273

52 (19)

44 (16)

119 (44)

38 (14)

34 (12)

  1. MSW = Men who have sex with Women; WSM = women who have sex with men; MSM = men who have sex with men; WSWM = women who have sex with women and men.
  2. *p < 0.05; p < 0.01.