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Knowledge and representations of sex workers by GPs in Brussels: a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews.

Yannis BoumazouziVincent Huberland
Published in: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2024)
This study demonstrates that primary care doctors' knowledge of SW is limited, and that these limitations can lead to stigmatisation and suboptimal treatment. The following recommendations are to: draw up a list of doctors who can welcome SWers without being judgmental and make this list available to associations active in the field of SW; co-construct a training course, in partnership with SWers, aimed at GPs (it would include sections on the historical and legal context, the approach to harm reduction and substance abuse, PreP, PEP, and a communication guide); and teach courses on marginalised populations with specific health needs during the initial training of medical students.
Keyphrases
  • medical students
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • public health
  • virtual reality
  • mental health
  • working memory
  • men who have sex with men
  • clinical practice
  • risk assessment
  • genetic diversity
  • general practice