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GP attitudes to male reproductive and sexual health education and promotion. A qualitative study
Carolyn Poljski1, Caroline Tasker, Catherine Andrews
1Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development, Victoria.
Background:
Despite evidence that men believe the general practitioner is an appropriate person to assist with sexual health issues, few men actually access medical practitioners for such assistance. Raising community awareness of male sexual and reproductive health issues is expected to generate a clinical demand for men's health services.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to determine GP perceptions of their own education needs and those of the community in the area of men's health.
Discussion:
A total of 27 GPs from four Victorian divisions of general practice (three metropolitan and one rural) participated in three focus groups. Key themes from the data were identified after analysis of the data by three researchers. General practitioners indicated that a clinical demand for men's health services needed to be generated in order for GPs to be interested in professional development. They suggested community education providing general information to men about sexual and reproductive health issues and emphasising the importance of accessing their GP for health checks. However, due to a lack of information for GPs about some areas of male sexual and reproductive health, e.g., androgen deficiency and male infertility, a case based practical approach to GP education was recommended. General practitioners also requested concrete information, current specialist recommendations and details of locally available services working in men's health.
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