Transgender and gender diverse persons’ sexually transmitted infection testing: a mixed methods study to understand primary care providers’ training gaps and desires to promote sexual health equity
Ashley Lacombe-Duncan, Seema Mehta, Shanna K Kattari, Rory P O’Brien, Hadas Kluger, Julie Blaszczak · 2026
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Ashley Lacombe-Duncan and five colleagues survey in 2026 the training primary care providers have for sexually transmitted infection testing with transgender and gender diverse patients. These patients face high infection rates and stigma in clinics, so knowledgeable front-line care matters. Fifty doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants completed questionnaires, and eight sat for interviews during 2024 and 2025.
Nearly half reported five hours or less of training on transgender health topics in total. Fewer than half knew the national testing guidance, and the most requested future topics were taking a respectful sexual history, basic transgender care, and screening rules. More training hours and larger transgender patient panels each predicted stronger self-rated competence. Interviewees described guessing when guidelines ignored their patients, which the authors say education must fix.
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| CREATOR | Ashley Lacombe-Duncan, Seema Mehta, Shanna K Kattari, Rory P O’Brien, Hadas Kluger, Julie Blaszczak |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 62736 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |