Sexual difficulties faced by men in the Solomon Islands: a mixed-methods study

Lui, Paraniala Silas Celebi; Dunne, Michael P.; Baker, Philip; Isom, Verzilyn

doi:10.1071/sh16170

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“…The interview was pretested among 20 adult men before the survey commenced. Further details of this study can be found in a recent article by Lui et al 17…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The focus on men only was entirely pragmatic; the principal researcher (PSL) is from Solomon Islands, and the survey also included many questions about sexual dysfunction, relationship difficulties, and other sensitive personal issues. 17 With male-only interviewers, it was not culturally appropriate (nor feasible within a limited budget) for the research team to broaden the scope and ask women to volunteer. However, the survey approach described here could be adapted in the Solomon Islands or other Pacific nations for research guided by and conducted with women.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Adverse Childhood Experiences, Mental Health, and Risk Behaviors Among Men in the Solomon Islands

Lui

Dunne

Baker

et al. 2018

Asia Pac J Public Health

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Compared with many parts of the world, there has been little research in Pacific Island nations into the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on adult health. This is a significant gap for local evidence-based child protection. We describe findings from a survey of 400 men aged 18 to 70 years recruited from randomly sampled households in Honiara city, Solomon Islands. Most men reported multiple adversities during childhood (80.7% 3 or more; 46% 5 or more), such as exposure to community and domestic violence, bullying, physical maltreatment, and sexual abuse. Men with multiple ACEs had significantly lower well-being and more psychological distress, recent stressful life events, and health risk behaviors. This study reports the first observation that betel quid chewing increased as a function of multiple ACEs. In comparison with recent East Asian studies, the Solomon Islands data suggest that the collective geographic category of "Asia-Pacific" masks significant intraregional differences in childhood adversities.

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“…The interview was pretested among 20 adult men before the survey commenced. Further details of this study can be found in a recent article by Lui et al 17…”

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Adverse Childhood Experiences, Mental Health, and Risk Behaviors Among Men in the Solomon Islands

Lui

Dunne

Baker

et al. 2018

Asia Pac J Public Health

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“…The methodology, recruitment and response rates have been described in detail elsewhere. 17,18 In brief, this paper used a cross-sectional survey design, and data on LUTS were collected from 400 men aged 18–70 years from a cohort of community-dwelling men in Honiara, Solomon Islands.…”

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Prevalence and predictors of lower urinary tract symptoms in Solomon Islander adult men

Lui¹,

Dorji

2020

Journal of Clinical Urology

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Background: Despite growing interest in the prevention of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) globally and in the Asia-Pacific region, population-based evidence is limited in the smaller Pacific Island countries such as in the Solomon Islands. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and describe the risk factors associated with moderate to severe LUTS among Solomon Islander men. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 400 men aged ⩾18 years living in Honiara, Solomon Islands. LUTS were assessed using the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS). The association between moderate to severe LUTS and sociodemographic, health conditions and health-related factors were estimated using logistic regression adjusted for age. Results: Overall, 13.8% reported moderate LUTS, and 0.8% reported severe LUTS. Frequent night-time urination was the most commonly reported LUTS. The adjusted odds of moderate to severe LUTS decreased with increasing level of education. The odds increased among men reporting elevated psychological distress, increased stressful events in the past 12 months and depression. Conclusions: About one in six Solomon Islander men experience moderate to severe LUTS, having a negative impact on their mental health and general well-being.

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“…For example, a recent article identified significant unmet service needs for men’s reproductive health in the Solomon Islands. 7 The workforce requires refined epidemiological skills to support the United Nations sustainable development target of universal access to sexual and reproductive health services. 8 Within countries, there are pronounced differences in disease epidemiology that training must address.…”

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Future of Public Health Training: What Are the Challenges? What Might the Solutions Look Like?

Baker

Dingle

Dunne

2018

Asia Pac J Public Health

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The Asia-Pacific region has rapidly changing health needs. This reshaping of health priorities is directly affecting current and future public health education. This brief review focuses on foundational public health skills including epidemiology, biostatistics, and health informatics. Epidemiological skills, in particular, are essential for policymakers and practitioners to identify the emergence of problems and to inform priority setting of public health efforts. Training needs to move beyond didactic, passive learning methods in class settings to approaches that engage and challenge students and academics in active, flexible learning and realistic problem-solving. We provide an overview of future trends in public health training in the Asia-Pacific region and illustrate the diversity of online training resources globally that can enrich staff and student skills and complement our active, class-based teaching. Keywords Epidemiology, public health, public health training, active learning, Asia-Pacific Consortium for Public Health A major reshaping of the burden of disease in the Asia-Pacific region is occurring as populations age, become more affluent and sedentary, and communicable diseases are more controlled. The nature of communities and their public health services are undergoing significant transformation. Although the broad goals of public health-to promote and protect the health and well-being of people and their communities-remain constant, the strategies and methods we apply must be contemporary and responsive to rapid social, economic, and technological changes. Public Health Skills in the Context of Rapid Change Epidemiology, biostatistics, and health information skills are core to the 3 domains of health protection, health improvement, and health service quality improvement. 1 Quantitative skills are essential for policymakers and practitioners to identify problems and to inform priority setting of public health efforts.

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Sexual difficulties faced by men in the Solomon Islands: a mixed-methods study

Cited by 6 publications

References 33 publications

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Mental Health, and Risk Behaviors Among Men in the Solomon Islands

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Mental Health, and Risk Behaviors Among Men in the Solomon Islands

Prevalence and predictors of lower urinary tract symptoms in Solomon Islander adult men

Future of Public Health Training: What Are the Challenges? What Might the Solutions Look Like?

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