Indifferent, ambiguous, or proactive? Young men's discourses on health service utilization for Chlamydia trachomatis detection in Stockholm, Sweden: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) infection is the most commonly reported sexually transmitted infection in Sweden and globally. C. trachomatis is often asymptomatic and if left untreated, could cause severe reproductive health issues. In Sweden, men test for C. trachomatis to a lesser extent than women.

Aim

To explore factors facilitating and constraining Swedish young men's health care utilization for C. trachomatis detection and treatment.

Method

A qualitative situational analysis study including data from 18 semi-structured interviews with men (21-30 years). Data collection took place in Stockholm County during 2018. A situational map was constructed to articulate the positions taken in the data within two continuums of variation representing men

SUBMITTER: Larsson FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8483290 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature