Abstract
To explore perceptions, attitudes and health-seeking patterns for reproductive tract infections including sexually transmitted infections (RTI/STI) among men and women in rural Vietnam. Ten focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with 46 women and 27 men aged 15-49 in Bavi district, northern Vietnam. A pre-designed discussion guide was used during the discussions. Content analysis was applied for data analysis. Each sentence/paragraph was coded. Similar codes were clustered and collapsed into sub-categories and categories. Two main themes 'community perceptions of RTI/STI' and 'attitudes towards RTI/STI' were created, based on the relationship between categories. Complex terminology with many different terms was used by participants to describe and discuss RTI/STI. "Inflammation" [RTI], Gonorrhoea, Syphilis was described as three stages of STI. Health-seeking patterns for RTI/STI were reported to differ between men and women: self-medication was mentioned as a common practice among women, while men were more likely to seek health care from private providers. Complaints were voiced about clinicians' negative attitudes towards RTI/STI patients. Rural dwellers in a district of Vietnam expressed a variety of misconceptions re...Continue Reading
References
Dec 1, 1991·Nurse Education Today·P Burnard
Jan 1, 1989·Supplement to International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics·J N Wasserheit
Aug 26, 1995·Lancet·H GrosskurthG ka-Gina
Sep 1, 1996·Sexually Transmitted Diseases·K Tanfer, S O Aral
Apr 1, 1997·Social Science & Medicine·V Bond, P Ndubani
Mar 28, 1998·Sexually Transmitted Diseases·B FoxmanK K Holmes
Sep 25, 1998·Journal of Biosocial Science·P M GorbachV Q Nhan
Apr 24, 1999·Journal of Advanced Nursing·N Robinson
Aug 17, 1999·Sexually Transmitted Infections·D T Fleming, J N Wasserheit
Jun 20, 2000·Sexually Transmitted Infections·I Simms, J M Stephenson
Oct 12, 2000·Sexually Transmitted Infections·J ChalkerG Tomson
Oct 18, 2000·Sexually Transmitted Diseases·J NduloI Krantz
May 12, 2001·Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH·K Trollope-Kumar
Nov 27, 2001·The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine : Research on Paradigm, Practice, and Policy·J NduloI Krantz
Mar 26, 2002·Sexually Transmitted Diseases·Vivian F GoDavid D Celentano
Jul 30, 2002·Social Science & Medicine·Vivian Fei-ling GoDavid Celentano
Aug 14, 2002·Health Policy·N D KheV K Diwan
Sep 10, 2002·Women & Health·Maxine Whittaker
Oct 19, 2002·Studies in Family Planning·Thi Lien PhanMichelle Gardner
Feb 11, 2004·Nurse Education Today·U H Graneheim, B Lundman
Oct 27, 2004·Sexually Transmitted Diseases·Dong-Yan XiaJeffrey S Mandel
Aug 25, 2005·Sexually Transmitted Diseases·Vu Thuong NguyenNigel O'Farrell
Apr 4, 2006·Sexually Transmitted Infections·A SihavongR Wahlström
Citations
Jan 8, 2011·Journal of Biosocial Science·Amphoy SihavongSolveig Freudenthal
Jun 27, 2009·Sexually Transmitted Diseases·Pham Thi LanCecilia Stålsby Lundborg
Jan 29, 2013·BMC Infectious Diseases·Birgitta OlsenMagnus Unemo
Jun 9, 2009·BMC Infectious Diseases·Pham Thi LanNguyen Thi Kim Chuc
Mar 1, 2012·Reproductive Health·Le Anh Thi KimEsther Schelling
Nov 5, 2014·BMC Public Health·Khoi DoAsaduzzaman Khan
Dec 5, 2014·BMC Infectious Diseases·Pham Thi LanCecilia Stålsby Lundborg
Mar 17, 2012·The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC·Linda M KaljeeVan Pham
Nov 8, 2011·Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare : Official Journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives·Theresah WambuiSiw Alehagen
Jun 6, 2012·AIDS Research and Treatment·Van PhamLinda M Kaljee
May 23, 2014·Health Care for Women International·Anna NielsenCecilia Stålsby Lundborg
Mar 29, 2014·International Journal of STD & AIDS·Khoi DoAsaduzzaman Khan
Mar 1, 2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Shuangfei XuYuyan Li