ArticleSexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives2018
What influences university students to seek sexually transmitted infection testing?: A qualitative study in New Zealand.
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- Exploring psychosocial factors influencing sexually transmitted infection intention testing among medical students: a cross-sectional study in two universities.Frontiers in public health · 2024Observational
- STI and HIV testing: examining factors that influence uptake among domestic Australian-born, domestic overseas-born and international tertiary students studying in Australia.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Web-based chlamydia education for university students: A pilot project.Nursing open · 2022Article
- Insights into the Slow Uptake of Residential Lead Paint Remediation Funds: A Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Case Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Knowledge and testing preferences forJournal of American college health : J of ACH · 2020Article
- Learning what our target audiences think and do: extending segmentation to all four bases.BMC public health · 2019Article
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objectiveUntreated sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can lead to serious health complications, increase susceptibility to contracting further STIs including human immunodefiniceny virus (HIV), and can be transmitted to others. The early diagnosis and treatment of STIs is therefore central to comprehensive STI management and prevention, but this relies on those at risk of STIs presenting for testing. In order to understand STI testing behaviours in view of their improvement, this study aimed to elucidate why people seek STI testing.
methodsQualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 university students who had recently had an STI test. Resulting data were analysed employing a qualitative thematic analysis method to produce a final set of themes.
resultsFive drivers for STI testing were identified from the data: crisis, partners, clinicians, routines, and previous knowledge. The final driver, previous knowledge, intersected with the previous four, particularly in relation to routines. Many participants acknowledged that the more they knew about STIs the more likely they were to undertake routine tests. However, at the same time, many participants felt they did not have a good knowledge base and that their school-based sex education had been lacking.
conclusionThis study highlights important drivers for STI testing, which may aid the design of public health campaigns. It also underlines that school-based education could provide stronger foundations with regards to STIs and their prevention.
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