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Table 58

Performance of colposcopy in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division, October 2006.


        Reasons Not Performed  
Census Division Total Performed in Hospital Practice (%) Performed only with Consultation (%) Not Desired (%) Privileges Denied (%) Liability Prohibitive (%) Fear of Liability Suit (%) No Hospital Department (%) Reason Not Reported (%) Not Reported (%)
Total 1,268 17.5 0.8 58.5 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.4 9.7 8.4
New England 119 15.1 0.0 52.9 0.8 1.7 1.7 3.4 16.0 8.4
Mid Atlantic 151 6.6 0.7 64.9 0.0 3.3 0.7 0.0 12.6 11.3
East North Central 168 20.8 0.6 53.6 1.2 0.6 0.6 2.4 13.1 7.1
West North Central 174 27.6 0.6 54.6 0.0 0.6 0.0 1.1 9.8 5.7
South Atlantic 116 13.8 0.9 65.5 2.6 1.7 2.6 0.0 3.4 9.5
East South Central 136 13.2 0.7 61.0 0.0 2.2 0.0 2.2 12.5 8.1
West South Central 114 17.5 0.0 57.0 2.6 1.8 0.9 2.6 7.9 9.6
Mountain 156 23.1 3.2 50.6 1.3 0.0 0.6 1.3 10.3 9.6
Pacific 134 17.2 0.7 61.2 1.5 0.7 0.7 1.5 9.0 7.5

*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Estimated percentages were adjusted by the sampling fraction and the response percentage for each division.


Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, October 2006.