Participatory approaches to delivering clinical sexually transmitted infections services: a narrative review

Rayner Kay Jin Tan, Gifty Marley, Eneyi E. Kpokiri, Tong Wang, Weiming Tang, Joseph D. Tucker Although sexual health programming and clinical sexually transmitted infections (STIs) services delivery have traditionally been developed through ‘top-down’ approaches, there is emerging evidence that participatory approaches, characterised by deeper levels of engagement and shared leadership with communities, provide benefits for the development and implementation of such services. This narrative review provides an overview of how participatory approaches have been utilised, the methods of participation, as well as gaps and challenges faced in implementing such approaches in clinical STIs services delivery.

Source: Sexual Health - August 9, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Rayner Kay Jin Tan Gifty Marley Eneyi E. Kpokiri Tong Wang Weiming Tang Joseph D. Tucker Source Type: research