Why are men less tested for sexually transmitted infections in remote Australian Indigenous communities? A mixed-methods study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15099023 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jiunn-Yih Su, Jiunn‐Yih Su (0000-0003-1345-8013, Government of Western Australia Department of Health, corresponding author), Suzanne Belton (0000-0003-3418-2298, Charles Darwin University), Nathan Ryder (0000-0002-2050-0155, Government of Western Australia Department of Health) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1150-1164 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2016.1175028 |
| PMID | 27142316 |
| OpenAlex | W2347195674 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 24 |
Gender disparities in testing rates for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been identified as one potential factor sustaining high rates of STIs and repeat infections in the Northern Territory of Australia, especially in remote Indigenous communities. The study aimed to investigate the reasons for these disparities utilising a mixed-method study design. We conducted an audit on client information at a remote community health clinic, focus-group discussions with young men in the same community and interviews with experienced remote area clinicians. The clinic audit found a significantly higher proportion of female residents of the community than males visited the clinic (72.8 versus 55.3%, p < 0.005). Women were also more likely to be tested for STIs than men when visiting the clinic (49.7 versus 40.3%, p = 0.015). Major barriers to men's seeking STI testing included a sense of shame from being seen visiting the clinic by women, men's lack of understanding of STIs and the need for testing, and inadequate access to male clinicians. Increasing men's access to healthcare and STI testing requires offering testing at a gender-sensitive and separate locations, and community-based sexual health promotion to increase knowledge of STIs
Biology · Environmental health · Geography · Indigenous · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Medicine · Reproductive tract infections research · Ecology
Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Access among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People in Regional NSW, Australia
Alcohol screening in 22 Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations
The impact of gendered scripts on chlamydia and safe-sex on young Australian men and women’s performance of gender and sexual responsibility
Adolescence and the social determinants of health
Health Disparities and Health Equity
Improving sexual health for young people
Help‐seeking behaviour for sexual‐health concerns
Young clean and safe?’ Young people's perceptions of risk from sexually transmitted infections in regional, rural and remote Australia
Learning from the past
Constructions of masculinity and their influence on men's well-being
The social determinants of Indigenous health
Health Beliefs and Behavior
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |