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ReviewJournal of travel medicine2024

Integrating sexual and reproductive health into pre-travel consultations.

Carlos Santaolaya, Juhi Malhotra, James A Fowler, Sarah Warzywoda, Joe Debattista, Deborah J Mills, Colleen Lau, Luis Furuya-Kanamori, Jo Durham, Amy B Mullens and 2 more

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Review in Journal of travel medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Perceptions and Acceptability of Doxycycline-Based STI Prophylaxis: Insights from Consumers and Healthcare Providers in Queensland.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Carlos SantaolayaSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
Juhi MalhotraSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
James A FowlerSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
Sarah WarzywodaSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
Joe DebattistaMetro North Public Health Unit, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, QLD 4053, Australia.
Deborah J MillsDr Deb The Travel Doctor, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
Colleen LauSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
Luis Furuya-KanamoriSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
Jo DurhamSchool of Public Health and Social Work, Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI), Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia.
Amy B MullensSchool of Psychology and Wellbeing, Centre for Health Research, Institute for Resilient Regions, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, QLD 4305, Australia.
Satrio N IstikoSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
Judith A DeanSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
Queensland Health · AUThe University of Queensland · AUIpswich Hospital · AUMater Health Services · AUMetro South Health · AU

Funding

Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) APP1158469NHMRC APP1193826
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCasual sex during travel is a major preventable factor in the global transmission of sexually transmissible infections (STI). Pre-travel consults present an excellent opportunity for practitioners to educate travellers about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and safety. This scoping review aims to explore and understand the extent to which SRH is included in pre-travel consultations.

methodsPubMed, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Scopus, Medline and Web of Science were systematically searched for primary research articles exploring whether health care practitioners (HCP) included SRH in pre-travel consultations. Extracted findings were synthesized and presented in narrative form.

resultsFindings across 13 articles suggest HCPs infrequently broached SRH in pre-travel consultations with HCP discomfort, and lack of time and resources presented as key barriers. Urban practice settings, HCP experience, training in travel medicine and traveller characteristics such as sexual orientation were positively associated with discussions about SRH. SRH advice reported was general in nature, primarily focusing on safer sex, condoms or unspecified STI advice. Risk assessments based solely on age or stereotypes around sexual preferences led to key aspects of SRH care being missed for some (e.g. SRH was less likely to be discussed with older travellers).

conclusionsHCPs frequently miss opportunities to integrate SRH into pre-travel consultations. Strategies to promote HCP confidence and awareness present a promising means to boost the frequency and quality of SRH advice disseminated. Integrating culturally safe and responsive SRH history-taking and advice into pre-travel consultations may contribute to global reductions in STI transmission and promote traveller SRH well-being.

Indexed as

Reproductive HealthSexual HealthSexually Transmitted DiseasesTravelFemaleHumansMaleReferral and ConsultationSexual BehaviorTravel Medicineproviderreproductive healthreviewsexual healthTravel

Identifiers

PMID38340322
PMCPMC11149722
OpenAlexW4391737917

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