Sexual Health of Men in Northern Ireland Prisons | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Queen's University Belfast

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Project Title	Improving the sexual health of men in Northern Ireland's Prisons System: A nurse led initiative
Research Focus:	Maternal and Child Health
Funder & Duration	Burdett Trust for Nursing Jan 2017 – Jan 2018
Principal Investigator or Primary Supervisor	Dr Carmel Kelly
Chief Investigators or additional supervisors	Professor Maria Lohan
Research Fellow(s) or PhD Student	Dr Michelle Templeton
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Name of External Partner Organisations	South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust (SET) Department of Justice (NI) Northern Ireland Prison Service
Description of Project Aim, Methods, Outcome	This project aims to improve the sexual health of men within Northern Ireland's Prisons. The South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust is responsible for prison healthcare and is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of this population. The project has two strands. Firstly, we are trialling a new and innovative model for prison healthcare in this nurse-led initiative. This project seeks to expand the roles and responsibilities of nurses by training them to, i) provide a sexual health check-up for all male prisoners; ii) take their sexual histories confidently, sensitively and non-judgementally; iii) treat uncomplicated cases of sexually transmitted infections; and iv) develop a robust pathway for dealing with partner notification and referring complicated cases (Gonorrhoea, Syphilis and HIV) to the Consultant. This is important because routine sexual health check-ups are advised for the general public and most infections can be cured if caught early. Secondly, we used a participatory action research model with a group of young men from Hydebank Wood College, which resulted in the development of a short animation video, encouraging a positive approach to looking after one's sexual health by attending for check-ups.
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Any other relevant information	An official launch of the project is planned for 15^th March 2018.