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SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF 171 WOMEN ATTENDING A FEMALE VENEREAL DISEASE CLINIC IN BRISBANE
Author(s) -
SMITHURST B. A.,
ARMSTRONG J. L.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1975.tb111424.x
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , medicine , family medicine , disease , population , environmental health , pathology
A survey over 12 months was carried out on 171 women and girls attending the State Health Department Women's Clinic in Brisbane. Each person was interviewed to obtain data on occupation and educational and family background, attitude to sex, knowledge of venereal disease and other pertinent attitudes. It was obvious that most patients came from lower socioeconomic groups and had little knowledge of venereal disease. The former finding may have been because women from the upper middle and professional classes seek private advice. The need for social workers in venereal disease clinics has been emphasized.