Outcomes | Adolescents would find confidentiality important2 | Proportion of respondents who anticipated outcome | p-value1 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 (N = 964)b | 2012c (N = 852)b | |||
% | % | |||
Adolescents’ trust in physicians would increase | Believed | 61.8 | 51.0 | <0.001 |
Not believed | 42.5 | 41.3 | 0.772 | |
p-value2 | <0.001 | 0.012 | ||
Adolescents would visit physicians more frequently | Believed | 55.1 | 48.1 | 0.014 |
Not believed | 38.7 | 37.2 | 0.720 | |
p-value | <0.001 | 0.005 | ||
Adolescents would be more inclined to disclose their problems to physicians | Believed | 53.1 | 52.8 | 0.922 |
Not believed | 33.8 | 44.2 | 0.011 | |
p-value | <0.001 | 0.025 | ||
Adolescents would follow physicians’ recommendations more strictly | Believed | 19.4 | 22.1 | 0.258 |
Not believed | 12.5 | 14.3 | 0.524 | |
p-value | 0.005 | 0.012 | ||
Parents of adolescents would feel lees trusting of physicians | Believed | 5.7 | 9.3 | 0.016 |
Not believed | 12.3 | 14.8 | 0.376 | |
p-value | <0.001 | 0.023 | ||
Relationships between adolescents and their parents would deteriorate | Believed | 6.4 | 7.2 | 0.542 |
Not believed | 11.7 | 10.9 | 0.751 | |
p-value | 0.004 | 0.088 | ||
Adolescents would be more likely to engage in sexual activity | Believed | 3.4 | 6.0 | 0.031 |
Not believed | 9.3 | 7.4 | 0.426 | |
p-value | <0.001 | 0.446 | ||
Situation would not change | Believed | 13.2 | 9.8 | 0.062 |
Not believed | 23.2 | 19.0 | 0.234 | |
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 |