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dc.contributor.authorKhan, Asaduzzamanen
dc.contributor.authorPlummer, Den
dc.contributor.authorHussain, Rafaten
dc.contributor.authorMinichiello, Victoren
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-02T16:38:00Z-
dc.date.issued2008-
dc.identifier.citationSexually Transmitted Infections, 84(2), p. 150-151en
dc.identifier.issn1368-4973en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3570-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Primary care providers are well placed to control the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STI); however, care is likely to be influenced by their attitudes and beliefs. The present study investigates the relationship between general practitioner’s (GP) self-reported level of comfort in dealing with patients with STI and the care they deliver. Methods: A postal survey was conducted using a stratified random sample of 15% of GPs practising in New South Wales, Australia, to assess practitioners’ management of STI. A total of 409 GPs participated in the study yielding a response rate of 45.4%. Results: Although over two-thirds (69–72%) of GPs were comfortable in managing STI in heterosexual or young patients, fewer than half (40–46%) felt comfortable caring for patients who were sex workers, indigenous, people who inject drugs, gay or lesbian. Practitioners who were comfortable were more likely to offer sexual risk assessment, safe-sex counselling, and were less likely to report limited ability to influence patients’ risk behaviours. Practitioner discomfort was positively associated with reporting constraints in sexual history-taking and the need for training in sexual health. Conclusions: Practitioners' care and support for patients with STI are influenced by their inexperience, lack of skills and/or attitudes. The reasons for GP discomfort in managing STI patients need further exploration as does its impact on patient care.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Groupen
dc.relation.ispartofSexually Transmitted Infectionsen
dc.titleDoes physician bias affect the quality of care they deliver?: Evidence in the care of sexually transmitted diseasesen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/sti.2007.028050en
dc.subject.keywordsHealth Promotionen
local.contributor.firstnameAsaduzzamanen
local.contributor.firstnameDen
local.contributor.firstnameRafaten
local.contributor.firstnameVictoren
local.subject.for2008111712 Health Promotionen
local.subject.seo2008920413 Social Structure and Healthen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Healthen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Rural Medicineen
local.profile.schoolAdministrationen
local.profile.emailakhan5@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailrhussain@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailvminichi@une.edu.auen
local.output.categoryC1en
local.record.placeauen
local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordpes:5590en
local.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen
local.format.startpage150en
local.format.endpage151en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume84en
local.identifier.issue2en
local.title.subtitleEvidence in the care of sexually transmitted diseasesen
local.contributor.lastnameKhanen
local.contributor.lastnamePlummeren
local.contributor.lastnameHussainen
local.contributor.lastnameMinichielloen
dc.identifier.staffune-id:akhan5en
dc.identifier.staffune-id:rhussainen
dc.identifier.staffune-id:vminichien
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local.identifier.unepublicationidune:3659en
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
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local.title.maintitleDoes physician bias affect the quality of care they deliver?en
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorKhan, Asaduzzamanen
local.search.authorPlummer, Den
local.search.authorHussain, Rafaten
local.search.authorMinichiello, Victoren
local.uneassociationUnknownen
local.identifier.wosid000254829000020en
local.year.published2008en
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