General practitioners' perspectives on promoting sexual health to young men

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: General practitioners (GPs) are well placed to promote sexual health to young men. Our previous research has suggested that this population expect GPs to initiate sexual health promotion. Little is known of GPs' perceptions of their role in sexual health promotion and perceived needs of young men.  METHOD: Semi-structured interviews with GPs were recorded until data saturation. Data were managed with NVivo; consensus was reached on thematic analysis.  RESULTS: In 17 semi-structured interviews, a young man symptomatic with a sexually transmissible infection (STI) was the most common sexual health presentation. GPs identified a range of barriers to, and facilitators,..