JANUARY 11, 2017

What Influences Young Men to Seek—or Not Seek—Sexual Health Care?

By IDSE News Staff

From personal relationships to fear of testing results, many areas influence a young man’s decision to seek sexual health care (J Adolesc Health [Epub Jan 5, 2017].

John Hopkins researchers wanted to gain a better understanding of which young men will seek the use of sexual and reproductive care (SRH), so they conducted a dozen focus groups with 70 straight and gay/bisexual Hispanic and black young men from 15 to 24 years of age.