Table 2 Resident graduates’ responses to survey item, “Have you been trained to take gender into account in the presentation and management of the following conditions?”
Disease condition | No (n, %) | Somewhat (n, %) | Yes (n, %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Endocrine disorders (diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease) | 81 | 36.7 % | 65 | 29.4 % | 75 | 33.9 % |
Acute coronary syndrome | 3 | 1.4 % | 41 | 18.6 % | 177 | 80.1 % |
Hypertension | 119 | 54.1 % | 60 | 27.3 % | 41 | 18.6 % |
Thromboembolic disease (DVT and PE) | 65 | 29.4 % | 53 | 24.0 % | 103 | 46.6 % |
Asthma/COPD | 192 | 86.9 % | 18 | 8.1 % | 11 | 5.0 % |
Trauma | 76 | 34.5 % | 61 | 27.7 % | 83 | 37.7 % |
Partner abuse | 6 | 2.7 % | 48 | 21.7 % | 167 | 75.6 % |
Carotid/vertebral artery dissections | 162 | 73.6 % | 35 | 15.9 % | 23 | 10.5 % |
Neurologic conditions (multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, CVA, seizures, headache) | 67 | 30.3 % | 60 | 27.1 % | 94 | 42.5 % |
GI conditions (biliary disease, dyspepsia, IBS, appendicitis, abdominal pain) | 55 | 24.9 % | 64 | 29.0 % | 102 | 46.2 % |
Substance abuse | 121 | 55.0 % | 63 | 28.6 % | 36 | 16.4 % |
Depression/suicide | 39 | 17.8 % | 51 | 23.3 % | 129 | 58.9 % |
Urinary tract disorders | 18 | 8.1 % | 45 | 20.4 % | 158 | 71.5 % |
Sexually transmitted diseases | 25 | 11.3 % | 49 | 22.2 % | 147 | 66.5 % |
HIV/AIDS | 144 | 65.5 % | 46 | 20.9 % | 30 | 13.6 % |
Autoimmune disease | 27 | 12.3 % | 67 | 30.5 % | 126 | 57.3 % |
Pulmonary disease (sarcoidosis, PPH) | 129 | 58.4 % | 53 | 24.0 % | 39 | 17.6 % |
Osteoporosis/fracture management | 41 | 18.6 % | 44 | 19.9 % | 136 | 61.5 % |
Pain management | 150 | 68.2 % | 44 | 20.0 % | 26 | 11.8 % |
Pharmacokinetics | 135 | 61.4 % | 63 | 28.6 % | 22 | 10.0 % |
Communication styles | 60 | 27.1 % | 81 | 36.7 % | 80 | 36.2 % |