Client perspectives on sexual health service provision
| Autor: | Rak Nandwani, Catriona Melville, Alison Bigrigg |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Sexually transmitted disease Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Patients Sexual Behavior Urology MEDLINE Dermatology Ambulatory Care Facilities Health Services Accessibility Patient satisfaction Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine Pharmacology (medical) Reproductive health Health Services Needs and Demand Delivery of Health Care Integrated business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care United Kingdom Preference Genitourinary medicine Vaginal Discharge Infectious Diseases Patient Satisfaction Family planning Family Planning Services Family medicine Female business Attitude to Health Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of STD & AIDS. 15:380-383 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1052 0956-4624 |
| DOI: | 10.1258/095646204774195227 |
| Popis: | Development of integrated genitourinary medicine (GUM) and family planning (FP) services must take into account the views and requirements of service users. As we strive to modernize sexual health services, various changes are being introduced, such as a policy of no microscopy for selected patients attending GUM clinics. In order to determine the views of our clients prior to implementation of change, we performed a qualitative study in our UK centre, which houses both FP and GUM. One hundred women presenting to FP and 100 to GUM were interviewed. In addition, we collected details of their characteristics to identify any significant differences in users attending each clinic. A summary of their views and characteristics is presented. Although near-patient testing results in a longer time spent in clinic, 99% of participants expressed a preference for immediate microscopy results and treatment. GUM and FP clients exhibited many similar characteristics. |
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