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- Healthcare workers recognize that despite efforts to attract men to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, many still face barriers in accessing these services.
- Key challenges identified include a lack of awareness due to insufficient community education, staff shortages, limited availability of medical supplies, and cultural norms affecting men's health-seeking behavior.
- To improve access to SRH services for men, policymakers should focus on enhancing awareness campaigns and increasing the presence of male healthcare professionals.
Article Abstract
Healthcare workers have crafted and implemented several health policies and programs to attract men, but men still struggle to access SRH services. This study explored healthcare workers' perceptions and views about the determinants of men's sexual and reproductive health service utilization. This qualitative study employed a purposive sampling technique to select healthcare workers in urology clinics and those managing men diagnosed with SRH conditions outside urology clinics. Data were analyzed thematically. HCWs highlighted men's lack of awareness due to inadequate community education and health campaigns, staff shortage, the unavailability of medicines and medical supplies, health system incapacity, personal factors, and cultural norms and beliefs as hindrances in using SRH services. Health policymakers and relevant stakeholders need to pay attention to the SRH needs of men. The ongoing awareness campaigns about the importance of SRH service utilization, including additional male nurses, can encourage men to engage more with such services.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.29063/ajrh2024/v28i4.6 | DOI Listing |
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