Too Little, Too Late?: The Challenges Of Providing Sexual And Reproductive Healthcare To Men On College Campuses

Keywords

Health inequalities; Healthcare providers; Men; Reproductive health; Sexual health; United states

Abstract

Scholarship and advocacy work regarding reproductive health have often focused on women’s experiences. Concerns about men’s sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) have historically been on the margins in this context. In the United States, young men are at the greatest risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), yet are the least likely to seek SRH. Based on research with 18 healthcare providers in a large public Florida university clinic, we examined providers’ perspectives about expanding men’s SRH provision and utilisation. Research findings demonstrate inconsistent provider strategies in treating men’s SRH needs and a clinical environment that has low expectations of men receiving preventive care, further perpetuating the placement of SRH responsibility upon women. This article contributes to applied and medical anthropology scholarship on health inequalities through its discussion of the challenges and barriers that contribute to poor SRH for young men and the critical role of providers in this context.

Publication Date

6-1-2018

Publication Title

Anthropology in Action

Volume

25

Issue

2

Number of Pages

13-23

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.3167/aia.2018.250203

Socpus ID

85057121326 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85057121326

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