TY - JOUR
T1 - Attitudes about the Provision of Sexual Health Services in an Inpatient Setting
AU - Ybarra, Abby
AU - Wong, Catherine
AU - Gribbons, Megan
AU - DeSilva, Nirupama
AU - Jetelina, Katelyn
AU - Rosenthal, Susan L.
AU - Francis, Jenny K.R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - Objective: To examine the relationship between clinicians’ attitudes about the appropriateness of providing sexual health services in the inpatient setting and confidence in providing services Methods: An online survey was emailed to pediatric hospitalists, adolescent medicine, and pediatric and adolescent gynecology societies and directors. Confidence in managing 8 sexual health situations was measured on a 4-point Likert scale, summed, averaged, and dichotomized into confident and not so confident. Participants were asked to rate on a 5-point Likert scale their belief that providing sexual health services in the inpatient setting would be appropriate. An adjusted, multivariate logistic regression identified associations between participant demographic characteristics, professional characteristics, and confidence and attitudes about the appropriateness of providing inpatient sexual health services. Results: Among the 610 participants, the mean age was 40 years. Most were females (79%), non-Hispanic White (71%), and practiced pediatric hospital/general medicine (73%). Most (73%) were not so confident across all 8 confidence items. Overall, 61% “strongly agreed” that providing sexual health services in the inpatient setting was appropriate. Participants who reported younger age, being female, and confidence in providing services were significantly associated with strong agreement that it was appropriate to provide sexual health services in the inpatient setting. Those who identified as Christian non-Catholic were significantly less likely to report strong agreement. Conclusion: Most providers strongly agreed that providing sexual health services in the inpatient setting was appropriate, yet most were not so confident in managing sexual health situations. Future studies should focus on addressing concerns and barriers to providing sexual health services.
AB - Objective: To examine the relationship between clinicians’ attitudes about the appropriateness of providing sexual health services in the inpatient setting and confidence in providing services Methods: An online survey was emailed to pediatric hospitalists, adolescent medicine, and pediatric and adolescent gynecology societies and directors. Confidence in managing 8 sexual health situations was measured on a 4-point Likert scale, summed, averaged, and dichotomized into confident and not so confident. Participants were asked to rate on a 5-point Likert scale their belief that providing sexual health services in the inpatient setting would be appropriate. An adjusted, multivariate logistic regression identified associations between participant demographic characteristics, professional characteristics, and confidence and attitudes about the appropriateness of providing inpatient sexual health services. Results: Among the 610 participants, the mean age was 40 years. Most were females (79%), non-Hispanic White (71%), and practiced pediatric hospital/general medicine (73%). Most (73%) were not so confident across all 8 confidence items. Overall, 61% “strongly agreed” that providing sexual health services in the inpatient setting was appropriate. Participants who reported younger age, being female, and confidence in providing services were significantly associated with strong agreement that it was appropriate to provide sexual health services in the inpatient setting. Those who identified as Christian non-Catholic were significantly less likely to report strong agreement. Conclusion: Most providers strongly agreed that providing sexual health services in the inpatient setting was appropriate, yet most were not so confident in managing sexual health situations. Future studies should focus on addressing concerns and barriers to providing sexual health services.
KW - Attitudes
KW - Communication
KW - Confidence
KW - Inpatient
KW - Sexual and reproductive health
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpag.2023.07.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jpag.2023.07.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 37453668
AN - SCOPUS:85169808882
SN - 1083-3188
VL - 36
SP - 525
EP - 531
JO - Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology
JF - Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology
IS - 6
ER -