Stigma and stereotypes: Women and sexually transmitted infections

East, Leah; Jackson, Debra; O’Brien, Louise; Peters, Kathleen

doi:10.1016/j.colegn.2011.10.001

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“…Previous qualitative studies in the UK and Ireland have generally focused on factors influencing uptake of opportunistic chlamydia testing . The desire of young women to maintain a ‘good girl’ public image reflects both Goffman's theory of stigma and other reports . Our findings on barriers to testing are in line with reports from in North America, suggesting international relevance .…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

“…[7][8][9][10]16,18 The desire of young women to maintain a 'good girl' public image reflects both Goffman's theory of stigma 24 and other reports. [7][8][9][10][11]13,14 Our findings on barriers to testing are in line with reports from in North America, suggesting international relevance. [27][28][29][30][31][32] Problems identified with postal screening may help to explain the poor uptake of systematic postal screening for chlamydia in England.…”

Section: Comparisons With Other Studiessupporting

confidence: 90%

“…Thus, individual decisions to get tested for STIs may be influenced by health beliefs, knowledge, previous experience, available services, attitudes, ability to act on beliefs and perceptions of prevailing peer or societal norms . Despite the pervasiveness of sexual imagery in the media, STIs remain a stigmatizing condition …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Despite the pervasiveness of sexual imagery in the media, STIs remain a stigmatizing condition. 14 To date, many qualitative studies of STI screening have focussed on participants already attending healthcare facilities. 7,8,10,11,[15][16][17][18] Focusing solely on this population could represent potential bias in the literature, especially if the goal is to reach those who never successfully access STI screening.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring access and attitudes to regular sexually transmitted infection screening: the views of young, multi‐ethnic, inner‐city, female students

Normansell

Drennan

Oakeshott

2015

Health Expectations

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Section: Comparisons With Other Studiessupporting

confidence: 90%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring access and attitudes to regular sexually transmitted infection screening: the views of young, multi‐ethnic, inner‐city, female students

Normansell

Drennan

Oakeshott

2015

Health Expectations

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“…Contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) can be a psychologically, socially, and physically costly experience (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] 2010; East et al 2012). Notably, the prevalence of many STIs is higher among women than men.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Everyday Exposure to Benevolent Sexism and Condom Use Among College Women

Fitz

Zucker

2015

Women & Health

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Understanding factors related to condom use is critical in reducing the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), especially for women, who are disproportionately affected by many STIs. Extant work has shown that perceived sexism is one such factor associated with lower levels of condom use among women, but has yet to explore whether benevolent sexism in particular-a subtle form of sexism that often goes unnoticed and increases cognitions and behaviors consistent with traditional female gender roles (e.g., sexual submissiveness)-relates negatively to this safer-sex practice. The present research tested this possibility and, in addition, examined whether relational sex motives, which reflect a desire to engage in sex as a means to foster partners' sexual satisfaction, mediated the relation between benevolent sexism and condom use. During the spring of 2011, female college students (N = 158) reported how often they experienced benevolent sexism in their daily lives and, 2 weeks later, their relational sex motives and condom use. Supporting hypotheses results indicated that greater exposure to benevolent sexism was associated significantly with lower condom use, and that relational sex motives mediated this relationship. We discuss implications for women's well-being, including ways to promote safer sex in the face of sexism.

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Predictors of the Sexual Well-being of Individuals Diagnosed with Herpes and Human Papillomavirus

Foster

Byers

2014

Arch Sex Behav

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Research suggests that having a sexually transmitted infection (STI) such as genital herpes and human papillomavirus (HPV) can negatively affect sexual well-being. However, there is little research examining factors associated with poorer sexual well-being among individuals with a STI. This study investigated the extent to which stigma experiences, individual characteristics, and STI characteristics were associated with multiple aspects of sexual well-being among individuals diagnosed with herpes and/or HPV. Participants were an average of 36 years old (SD = 11.58) and included 188 individuals with herpes and/or HPV who completed measures of sexual activity, sexual problems, and sexual cognitive-affective factors. The results showed that experiences of stigmatization were the most important predictors of sexual well-being. Participants who perceived were stigmatized by others as well as those who internalized negative social attitudes to a greater extent reported poorer sexual well-being across all dimensions, over and above individual and STI characteristics. The implications of these findings for sexual health professionals are discussed.

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Stigma and stereotypes: Women and sexually transmitted infections

Cited by 24 publications

References 34 publications

Exploring access and attitudes to regular sexually transmitted infection screening: the views of young, multi‐ethnic, inner‐city, female students

Exploring access and attitudes to regular sexually transmitted infection screening: the views of young, multi‐ethnic, inner‐city, female students

Everyday Exposure to Benevolent Sexism and Condom Use Among College Women

Predictors of the Sexual Well-being of Individuals Diagnosed with Herpes and Human Papillomavirus

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