Barriers and enablers to sexual health service use among university students: A qualitative descriptive study using the Theoretical Domains Framework and COM-B model

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Cassidy, Christine ^a   Bishop, Andrea ^b   Steenbeek, Audrey ^a   Langille, Donald ^c   Martin Misener, Ruth ^a   Curran, Janet ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

behaviour change wheel; Qualitative research; Reproductive health; Sexual health services; Sexually transmitted infections; Theoretical domains framework; University students

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOVA SCOTIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FACILITIES AND SERVICES UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NOVA SCOTIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85050822039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3379-0     Document Type: Article

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