Obstetrics and Gynaecology Residents' Self-Rated Knowledge, Motivation, Skill, and Practice Patterns in Counselling for Contraception, STI Prevention, Sexual Dysfunction, and Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Coercion

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-66

  Garcia, Meivys ^a   Fisher, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contraception; Intimate partner violence; Resident training; Sexual coercion; Sexual dysfunction; Sexually transmitted infection prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDOM USE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GYNECOLOGIST; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTIVATION; OBSTETRICIAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEXUAL COERCION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSTETRICS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COERCION; CONTRACEPTION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBSTETRICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 41149171358     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32715-3     Document Type: Article

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