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Holistic Sexual-Reproductive Healthcare Services and Needs for Queer Individuals: Healthcare Providers' Perspectives.
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); May2024, Vol. 12 Issue 10, p1026, 24p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- There are ongoing debates and controversies about whether genderqueer individuals have specific sexual-reproductive healthcare services and needs (SRHSNs). This study intended to identify and explore queer-specific SRHSNs among healthcare providers (HCPs) in Gauteng Province, South Africa. This was an exploratory sequential mixed-methods study, and this article focuses on the qualitative findings of that investigation. Thirty-three HCPs were purposively sampled, and semi-structured one-on-one interviews were used to collect data between September and November 2023. The data were analyzed using thematic content analysis (TCA). The results of this study revealed nine main themes: a crucial need for inclusive healthcare facilities; a need for psychological, counseling, and therapeutic support in sexual and reproductive healthcare; access to sexual-reproductive education and integrating support; suggested reproductive health services for queer sexual wellness; improved accessibility and particular queer reproductive healthcare; optimizing services related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) access, and sexually transmitted illness (STI) treatment; genderqueer persons' parenthood aspirations and empowerment; the safe availability of intimacy tools; and navigation transitions. A holistic and inclusive healthcare approach that fits psychological support, comprehensive sexual-reproductive education, and specialized services to accommodate the unique needs of queer individuals should be implemented and made easily accessible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HOLISTIC medicine
REPRODUCTIVE health
PATIENT safety
RESEARCH funding
LGBTQ+ people
MEDICAL care
HUMAN beings
INTERVIEWING
CONTENT analysis
PILOT projects
LUBRICATION & lubricants
JUDGMENT sampling
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
PROSTATE tumors
THEMATIC analysis
RESEARCH
RESEARCH methodology
ATTITUDES of medical personnel
PAP test
MEDICAL needs assessment
DATA analysis software
MEDICAL screening
SEXUAL health
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177487685
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12101026