Open AccessPerspectives on sexual history taking in routine primary care consultations in North West, South Africa: Disconnect between patients and doctors
Author(s) -
Deidré Pretorius,
Motlatso G. Mlambo,
Ian Couper
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
african journal of primary health care and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-2936
pISSN - 2071-2928
DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.3286
Subject(s) - medicine , reproductive health , family medicine , sexual dysfunction , primary care , sexual medicine , sexual history , nursing , population , psychiatry , environmental health
Sexual history is rarely taken in routine consultations and research reported on common barriers that doctors experience, such as gender, age and cultural differences. This article focuses on how patients and doctors view sexual history taking during a consultation and their perspectives on barriers to and facilitators of sexual history taking.