Prevalence of STI symptoms and high levels of stigma in STI healthcare among men who have sex with men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a respondent-driven sampling study
| Autor: | Joyce Nyoni, Markus Larsson, Michael W. Ross, Anette Agardh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Attitude of Health Personnel media_common.quotation_subject Social Stigma Sexually Transmitted Diseases Stigma (botany) HIV Infections Pharmacy Dermatology Tanzania Health Services Accessibility Men who have sex with men Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Penile discharge Health care Prevalence Humans Medicine Pharmacology (medical) Sex organ 030212 general & internal medicine Homosexuality Homosexuality Male Psychiatry media_common 030505 public health biology business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Professional-Patient Relations biology.organism_classification Sexual Partners Infectious Diseases Family medicine 0305 other medical science business Prejudice |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of STD & AIDS. 28:925-928 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1052 0956-4624 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0956462416683625 |
| Popis: | Symptoms of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), whether they are presented for treatment or diagnosis, and how they are received by the clinician where they are presented, may be concomitants of stigma associated with homosexuality in homophobic climates. We analyzed respondent-driven sampling data from a study on 200 young men who have sex with men (MSM) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to examine sample prevalence, treatment and clinician response to 10 symptoms potentially associated with STIs. Survey measures included 10 self-reported STI symptoms, further specified according to location (genital, anal, oral), further specified according to place of diagnosis, place of, treatment whether there was pharmacy treatment or self-medication, healthcare worker (HCW) inquiries about source of infection and whether the HCW was polite. Most common symptoms reported were genital pain, burning urination, genital itching/burning, penile discharge, and groin swelling. Anal symptoms had the lowest proportion of treatment at public clinics and among the highest proportion of pharmacy treatment; anal sores had the highest proportion of self-medication. HCWs were reported as not being polite in response to 71–90% of the symptoms, (median = 82%). The findings suggest that stigma and negative HCW response are barriers to public clinic treatment for MSM in Tanzania and that these may have implications for both STI treatment and the HIV cascade. |
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