Tailoring a sexual health curriculum to the sexual health challenges seen by midwifery, nursing and medical providers and students in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

 Tanzania is a country experiencing multiple sexual health challenges, but providers receive no formal training in sexual health.

Aim

 This study aimed to assess (1) what sexual health challenges are commonly seen in clinics in Tanzania, (2) which are raised by patients, (3) which are not addressed and (4) which topics to prioritise for a sexual health curriculum.

Setting

 Healthcare settings in Tanzania.

Methods

 Participants were 60 experienced and 61 student doctors, nurses and midwives working in Dar es Salaam. The authors conducted 18 focus groups stratified by profession (midwifery, nursing or medicine) and experience (practitioners vs. students).

Results

 Providers identified six common sexual health concerns: (1) Human immunodeficiency

SUBMITTER: Rosser BRS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210149 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature