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Men's preconception health care in Australian general practice: GPs' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours.
- Source :
- Australian Journal of Primary Health; 2019, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p353-358, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Potentially modifiable factors can affect male fertility and reproductive outcomes, including smoking, obesity, and older paternal age. This study surveyed GPs' knowledge about, attitudes towards, and needs for promoting fertility and preconception health to male patients. The survey, conducted February to June 2018 and completed by 304 GPs, included questions relating to men's preconception health, the potential barriers and enablers to discussing preconception health with male patients, and the types of resources that would enable GPs to discuss parenthood intentions with men of reproductive age. Most GPs (90%) did not feel confident in their knowledge about modifiable factors that affect male fertility. Two-thirds agreed that it was their role to discuss these factors with male patients, but nearly 80% practised this only occasionally. Lack of knowledge, the sensitivity of the subject and fertility being perceived as a female issue, were identified as barriers to discussing fertility and preconception health with male patients. To facilitate discussions, GPs wanted trustworthy websites and factsheets to refer patients to. Men do not typically receive fertility or preconception health advice in general practice. A national framework for preconception health care that includes men, GP education and training, and reproductive health resources for men is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RISK factors in infertility
CONFIDENCE
COUNSELING
FERTILITY
HEALTH attitudes
HEALTH promotion
HEALTH services accessibility
MEN'S health
PHYSICIAN-patient relations
GENERAL practitioners
PROFESSIONS
STATISTICS
SOCIAL stigma
SURVEYS
REPRODUCTIVE health
DATA analysis
OCCUPATIONAL roles
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
INFORMATION needs
DATA analysis software
PHYSICIANS' attitudes
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ONE-way analysis of variance
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14487527
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Australian Journal of Primary Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 139059098
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1071/PY19069