Adeko Oluseun O, Ariba Adekunle J, Ladele Akindele E
Department of Family Medicine, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Nigeria.
Department of Family Medicine, Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan, Nigeria.
Ghana Med J. 2021 Jun;55(2):135-140. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v55i2.6.
An important aspect of sexual health is the ability to take a sexual history. Previous studies have shown that most medical students believed that sexual history taking is an important skill for future practice. Still, a majority reported inadequate, inconsistent or no training in this area.
To assess the attitudes of final year medical students on sexual history taking and perceptions of the training they received in medical school.
A cross-sectional study using an online survey.
Consented and conveniently sampled 100 final year medical students.
The overall response rate was 74.6%, and the mean age of the respondents was 24.1±2.9 years. The majority (97%) of the students believed it is important for doctors to know how to take a sexual history. Still, only 31% admitted to finding it easy, with 57% of the students admitted to being comfortable taking a sexual history from adult patients. While 70% had exposure on simulated patients, just 54% have observed doctors taking sexual history during clinical rotations, mostly in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (97%) and Urology (60%) postings.
Many final year medical students are interested in and appreciated the importance of sexual history taking, but they are not well grounded in many aspects of the topic. Despite the importance of sexual health, many students did not have enough exposure and training on the topic while still in medical schools. There is thus a need for a review of the curriculum of undergraduate medical education in Nigeria.
Self-funded by the authors.
性健康的一个重要方面是获取性病史的能力。先前的研究表明，大多数医学生认为获取性病史是未来临床实践中的一项重要技能。然而，大多数人报告称在这方面的培训不足、不一致或根本没有接受过培训。
评估即将毕业的医学生对获取性病史的态度以及对医学院所接受培训的看法。
采用在线调查的横断面研究。
100名自愿且方便抽样的即将毕业的医学生。
总体回复率为74.6%，受访者的平均年龄为24.1±2.9岁。大多数（97%）学生认为医生了解如何获取性病史很重要。然而，只有31%的学生承认觉得这很容易，57%的学生承认在询问成年患者性病史时感到自在。虽然70%的学生接触过模拟患者，但只有54%的学生在临床轮转期间观察过医生获取性病史，主要是在妇产科（97%）和泌尿外科（60%）实习期间。
许多即将毕业的医学生对获取性病史感兴趣并认识到其重要性，但他们在该主题的许多方面基础并不扎实。尽管性健康很重要，但许多学生在医学院期间对该主题没有足够的接触和培训。因此，尼日利亚有必要对本科医学教育课程进行审查。
作者自筹资金。
