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Some Peoples' Psychological Experiences of Attending a Sexual Health Clinic and having a Sexually Transmitted Infection

H.S. Holgate, RGN, MEd

The Wolverton Centre for Sexual Health Kingston Hospital Galsworthy Road Kingston, Surrey KT2 7QB

C. Longman, BA MA MRSH

Brunel University School of Education 300 St. Margaret's Road Twickenham Middlesex TWI IPT

This study considers aspects of the experiences of a group of people attending a sexual health clinic and receiving the diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

The study was conducted in the form of action research using a qualitative approach. Participants consisted of eight attenders at a sexual health clinic who had been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection. Counselling skills and techniques were used through out semi-structured interviews to explore participants' feelings about these issues. Thematic analysis was used to generate themes of importance to the participants.

Some people who had been to a sexual health clinic and received a diagnosis of a sex ually transmitted infection were found to experience feelings of anxiety, stigma and isola tion. This study is of value to all those working in the field of sexual health with an inter est in understanding the issues that are important to the client group.

Key Words: Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) • Anxiety • Stigma • Isolation.

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, Vol. 118, No. 2, 94-96 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/146642409811800210
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