title: Indian-born patients attending a sexual health clinic in Australia have differing characteristics to their Australian-born counterparts.
abstract: We report a retrospective cross-sectional study from Western Sydney that assessed the sexual health characteristics of Indian-born patients attending sexual health services compared with Australian-born controls. The sexual health needs of Indian-born patients differed significantly from controls with those born in India reporting more sexual dysfunction and controls having more sexually transmitted infections (STI). These issues should be considered when delivering services to people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
authors: Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Western Sydney Local Health District, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Sawleshwarkar
authors: S R
authors: SR
authors: Kakar
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Jones
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Lagios
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Mindel
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Hillman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales / Q000208:ethnology; D009520:New Zealand / Q000208:ethnology; D060728:Reproductive Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000208:ethnology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: CALD population; STI; health promotion; migrant; sexual health