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Home » Research: Holgate 14.10.00

Research: Holgate 14.10.00

August 20, 2009 By SSHA

Some Peoples’ Psychological Experiences of Attending a Sexual Health Clinic and Having an STI

14.10.00

Helen Holgate, Ex-Senior Health Adviser
Kingston Hospital
c/o SSHA Research Officer

If the research work is complete, when was it completed?

1996

If the research has been published, please give details

Published in SSHA newsletter Spring 1999 and the Journal of the Royal Society, Vol 118, No.2 April 1998

Summary of research topic

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 throughout 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 sexually transmitted infection were found to experience feelings of anxiety, stigma and isolation.

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The Society of Sexual Health Advisers (SSHA) is a UK national organisation with approximately 300 members out of an estimated 350 sexual health advisers in the country. It provides an opportunity for members to meet and work towards further professional development.

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