Effects of Sexually Transmitted Infection Status, Relationship Status, and Disclosure Status on Sexual Self-Concept

Newton, Danielle; McCabe, Marita P.

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“…Research shows that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as genital herpes (HSV) and genital human papilloma virus (HPV) have negative impacts on an individual’s sexuality (21). Being infected with such diseases as an important sexual event affect the different aspects of sexual self-concept (33).…”

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“…Individuals with HSV and HPV experience more anxiety, depression and sexual concerns than healthy ones. They have more fear of sexual relationships and have less sexual optimism, self-esteem and satisfaction (21). Women with STIs who are committed to marital life, report that their relationship is influenced by shame and stigma of the disease and are morally blamed.…”

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“…They do not disclose their diseases, because of the fear of rejection by their partner. Therefore, they have more anxiety and depression and less sexual self-esteem and satisfaction than those who have informed their sexual partner (21). …”

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“…Various studies show that factors such as age (17), gender (19), race (14, 20) and marital status (14) can affect the different aspects of sexual self-concept. Also, sexually transmitted diseases (21), schizophrenia and depression (22) can also affect people’s sexual self-concept. The role of social factors such as mass media, parents and peers in shaping the sexual self-concept should also be considered (23).…”

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Bio-psycho-social factors affecting sexual self-concept: A systematic review

Potki¹,

Ziaei²,

Faramarzi³

et al. 2017

Electron Physician

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BackgroundNowadays, it is believed that mental and emotional aspects of sexual well-being are the important aspects of sexual health. Sexual self-concept is a major component of sexual health and the core of sexuality. It is defined as the cognitive perspective concerning the sexual aspects of ‘self’ and refers to the individual’s self-perception as a sexual creature.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the different factors affecting sexual self-concept.MethodsEnglish electronic databases including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar as well as two Iranian databases including Scientific Information Database and Iranmedex were searched for English and Persian-language articles published between 1996 and 2016. Of 281 retrieved articles, 37 articles were finally included for writing this review article.ResultsFactors affecting sexual self-concept were categorized to biological, psychological and social factors. In the category of biological factors, age gender, marital status, race, disability and sexual transmitted infections are described. In the psychological category, the impact of body image, sexual abuse in childhood and mental health history are present. Lastly, in the social category, the roles of parents, peers and the media are discussed.ConclusionAs the development of sexual self-concept is influenced by multiple events in individuals’ lives, to promotion of sexual self-concept, an integrated implementation of health policies is recommended.

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“…Healthcare providers (HCPs) could focus on these during counselling around disclosure to diminish the difficulties of disclosing genital infections. This may encourage disclosure and the notion that having HSV does not need to be a secret 8 9…”

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Understanding perceptions of genital herpes disclosure through analysis of an online video contest

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Objective The aims of this study were to examine pre-existing videos in order to explore the motivation for, possible approaches to, and timing and context of disclosure of genital herpes infection as described by the lay public. Methods A thematic content analysis was performed on 63 videos submitted to an Australian online contest sponsored by the Australian Herpes Management Forum and Novartis Pharmaceuticals designed to promote disclosure of genital herpes. Results Videos either provided a motivation for disclosure of genital herpes or directed disclosure without an explicit rationale. Motivations included manageability of the disease or consistency with important values. Evaluation of strategies and logistics of disclosure revealed a variety of communication styles including direct and indirect. Disclosure settings included those that were private, semiprivate and public. Disclosure was portrayed in a variety of relationship types, and at different times within those relationships, with many videos demonstrating disclosure in connection with a romantic setting. Conclusions Individuals with genital herpes are expected to disclose to susceptible partners. This analysis suggests that understanding lay perspectives on herpes disclosure to a partner may help healthcare providers develop counselling messages that decrease anxiety and foster disclosure to prevent transmission.

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The psychosexual impact of testing positive for high‐risk cervical human papillomavirus (HPV): A systematic review

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Objectives: Many countries are implementing human papillomavirus (HPV)-based cervical screening due to the higher sensitivity of the test compared with cytology.As HPV is sexually transmitted, there may be psychosexual consequences of testing positive for the virus. We aimed to review the literature exploring the psychosexual impact of testing positive for high-risk cervical HPV.Methods: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL Plus, Web of Science, and EMBASE were searched with no date limits. We also searched the grey literature, reference lists of included articles and carried out forward citation searching. Eligible studies reported at least one psychosexual outcome among HPV-positive women. Qualitative and quantitative papers were included. We extracted data using a standardised form and carried out a quality assessment for each article. We conducted a narrative synthesis for quantitative studies and a thematic synthesis for qualitative studies. Results: Twenty-five articles were included. Quantitative study designs were diverse making it difficult to determine the impact that an HPV positive result would have in the context of routine screening. The qualitative literature suggested that psychosexual concerns cover a broad range of aspects relating to women's current and past relationships, both interpersonal and sexual. Conclusions: The psychosexual impact of testing positive for high-risk cervical HPV is unclear. This review highlights the need for further research in the context of HPVbased cervical screening. As primary HPV testing is introduced more widely, it is important to understand women's responses to testing HPV positive in the cancer screening context to minimise any adverse psychosexual impact. KEYWORDS cancer, early detection of cancer, oncology, papillomavirus infections, psychological, sexual dysfunctions, systematic review ---This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Effects of Sexually Transmitted Infection Status, Relationship Status, and Disclosure Status on Sexual Self-Concept

Cited by 34 publications

References 8 publications

Bio-psycho-social factors affecting sexual self-concept: A systematic review

Bio-psycho-social factors affecting sexual self-concept: A systematic review

Understanding perceptions of genital herpes disclosure through analysis of an online video contest

The psychosexual impact of testing positive for high‐risk cervical human papillomavirus (HPV): A systematic review

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