Are printed sexually transmissible infection materials for patients appropriate? A physician perspective

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doi:10.1071/SH08012

Are printed sexually transmissible infection materials for patients appropriate? A physician perspective

Asaduzzaman Khan ^A ^C, David Plummer ^B

^A Social Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia.
^B School of Education, University of the West Indies, Port of Spain, Trinidad.
^C Corresponding author. Email: a.khan2@uq.edu.au





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Sexual Health 5(3) 307–308 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH08012
Submitted: 11 February 2008 Accepted: 25 February 2008 Published online: 6 August 2008

Abstract

The data from a postal survey of 409 general practitioners (GPs) practicing in New South Wales are analysed to explore GPs’ concerns, if any, about available printed information materials on sexually transmissible infections (STI) for patients. Just over half (55%) of GPs considered the materials for patients to be inadequate and/or inappropriate with 18% considering the materials as too technical for many patients and 13% considering the materials mostly out of date. Over a fifth reported that either STI materials were not available in their clinic or they did not know where to get those materials.

Keywords: information materials.