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Factors associated with sexually transmitted disease clinic
attendance.
Journal of Nursing Studies 2004;41(8):911-920.
Hogben M, Bloom
F, McFarlane M, St Lawrence JS, Malotte CK; GCAP Study Group.
Abstract
Most people in the United States who are infected with sexually transmitted
diseases (STDs) do not attend STD clinics for treatment in spite of the low-cost
efficacious treatment. We asked a clinic and a community sample about perceived
benefits and problems of attending an STD clinic. Analyses yielded two treatment-oriented
and two socially oriented, factors, which were also expressed in qualitative
interviews. Further analyses suggested that treatment-oriented factors were
more strongly associated with clinic attendance than were social factors,
although respondents were more positive about expected quality of treatment
than they were about retaining confidentiality. We suggest that implications
of the results favor integrating STD care with other health care.