P154 Who is most affected by stigma of an integrated service?

Background Stigma of sexual health services creates barriers to access to care but it is not known if it affects all groups service users equally. Targeted stigma reduction requires this information. Objective To determine which user groups of a level 3 One Stop Shop (OSS) sexual health services per...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sexually transmitted infections 2012-06, Vol.88 (Suppl 1), p.A60-A61
Hauptverfasser: Sauer, U, Singh, A, Pittrof, R
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Background Stigma of sexual health services creates barriers to access to care but it is not known if it affects all groups service users equally. Targeted stigma reduction requires this information. Objective To determine which user groups of a level 3 One Stop Shop (OSS) sexual health services perceives the service as stigmatised. Method Application of a validated quantitative tool to assess stigma among 200 unselected patients attending a OSS in outer London. We defined that the service was perceived as stigmatised if at least one moderately positive response indicating stigma was given. Results The service was perceived as stigmatised by 55% (111/200) of patients surveyed. Stigma of the service was more felt by men (25/39 64%) than by women (84/160; 53%) and or those who classified themselves UK black (29/46; 63%) rather than UK white (19/66; 57%). Young men (age
ISSN:1368-4973
1472-3263
DOI:10.1136/sextrans-2012-050601c.154