Are the over 50s being let down by Sexual Health Clinics? - Audit of sexual history taking in over 50s

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zana Ladipo
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sexual History ◽  
History Taking ◽  
Health Clinics ◽  
Sexual History Taking ◽  
Sexual Health Clinics

Sexual history taking in primary care

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 308-311
Author(s):  
Sarah Kipps
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Sexual History ◽  
History Taking ◽  
Medical Assessment ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Sexual History Taking ◽  
The Subject

Sexual history can be neglected in a routine nursing or medical assessment. Sarah Kipps gives tips to assist in making a sexual history taking session as comfortable as possible for both health professional and patient Practitioners in primary care are in a unique position to improve the sexual health of men and women. They can do this by introducing the topic of sexual health into their everyday consultations and thereby normalising the subject as part of routine health for the patient. There is evidence that health professionals find sexual history taking to be one of the more challenging aspects of a consultation. There are a number of different reasons for this: feeling not equipped to ask questions of such a sensitive nature; fear of opening a ‘can of worms’ which cannot be dealt with; and the general social embarrassment and difficulties experienced talking about sex in general. This article will give health professionals some tips and guides to assist in making a sexual history taking session as comfortable as possible for both health professional and patient.

How do UK medical graduates rate their knowledge and skills in sexual health and HIV medicine? A national survey

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 324-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Estcourt ◽  
N Theobald ◽  
D Evans ◽  
N Lomax ◽  
A Copas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Sexual History ◽  
History Taking ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Clinical Indicators ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Sexual History Taking

The objectives of this study are to determine self-assessed knowledge and skills in sexual health and HIV medicine in preregistration house officers and to explore undergraduate experiences of teaching and assessment in these subjects prior to the launch of National Core Learning Outcomes in Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV. The study was designed as a postal questionnaire survey. The participants were all UK medical graduates of August 2004. The response rate 1737/4746 (36%). The main outcome measures were Doctors’ views on their preparedness to manage patients with sexual health and HIV-related problems. Since graduation, 90% of respondents had seen at least one patient with a sexually transmitted infection or HIV-related issue. Seventy-six percent felt confident to take a sexual history. In all, 63% and 53% felt competent in male and female genital examination, respectively. Forty-three percent felt they could conduct an appropriate HIV pretest discussion and 59% felt they could recognize clinical indicators suggestive of HIV. Seventy-eight percent had been formally assessed in sexual health and 55% in HIV medicine. Increased confidence in sexual history taking, HIV pretest discussion and recognition of HIV indicators was associated with a longer duration of teaching and formal examination. In conclusion, although the proportion of recent graduates confident in sexual history taking is encouraging, their lack of skill in discussing HIV testing, risk assessment and recognition of possible HIV presentations must be addressed. Integration of National Core Learning Outcomes into all undergraduate curricula is a key step in reducing inconsistencies in undergraduate training.

Best Practices in North American Pre-Clinical Medical Education in Sexual History Taking: Consensus From the Summits in Medical Education in Sexual Health

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 1414-1425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth S. Rubin ◽  
Jordan Rullo ◽  
Perry Tsai ◽  
Shannon Criniti ◽  
Joycelyn Elders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
North American ◽  
Sexual History ◽  
History Taking ◽  
Sexual History Taking

scholarly journals Attitudes and perceptions of final year medical students on sexual history taking from patients in Ogun state, Southwestern Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-140
Author(s):  
Oluseun O. Adeko ◽  
Adekunle J. Ariba ◽  
Akindele E. Ladele
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sexual History ◽  
Simulated Patients ◽  
History Taking ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Sexual History Taking

Background: An important aspect of sexual health is the ability to take a sexual history. Previous studies have shown that most medical students believed that sexual history taking is an important skill for future practice. Still, a majority reported inadequate, inconsistent or no training in this area.Objectives: To assess the attitudes of final year medical students on sexual history taking and perceptions of the training they received in medical schoolDesign: A cross-sectional study using an online surveyParticipants: Consented and conveniently sampled 100 final year medical students.Results: The overall response rate was 74.6%, and the mean age of the respondents was 24.1±2.9 years. The majority (97%) of the students believed it is important for doctors to know how to take a sexual history. Still, only 31% admitted to finding it easy, with 57% of the students admitted to being comfortable taking a sexual history from adult patients. While 70% had exposure on simulated patients, just 54% have observed doctors taking sexual history during clinical rotations, mostly in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (97%) and Urology (60%) postings.Conclusions: Many final year medical students are interested in and appreciated the importance of sexual history taking, but they are not well grounded in many aspects of the topic. Despite the importance of sexual health, many students did not have enough exposure and training on the topic while still in medical schools. There is thus a need for a review of the curriculum of undergraduate medical education in Nigeria.

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