'Condom club': an interface between teenage sex and genitourinary medicine.
In response to demand from young teenagers, a nurse-led 'condom club' was established in 1996. This paper reports the use of the service from 1996 to 1999 by retrospective case note review. Two hundred and eighty-six individual males and 327 individual females made 655 and 824 visits, respectively. Condoms were accessed by 495 individuals, but girls also requested emergency contraception and pregnancy testing. Young teenagers were reluctant to have screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but in those that did, 50% were found to have an STI. It is concluded that young teenagers will access a nurse-led sexual health advice service. The use of nursing staff allows greater flexibility of access. Geographical accessibility was also shown to be important.
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Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Victoria Hospital, Fife Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Kirkcaldy KY2 5AH, UK.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases; D008485:Medical Audit; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011258:Pregnancy Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006113:United Kingdom