Abstract
This study examined the sexual attitudes of physician assistant (PA) students and assessed their effect on obtaining a sexual history. Students enrolled in New York Institute of Technology and Touro College Manhattan Campus PA programs completed the Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory-Attitudes Subscale (DSFI-AS). Demographic data included age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, sexual orientation, and yes/no question regarding whether the participant considers him/herself religious. Mean score was 23.3 +/- 14.0 indicating liberal sexual attitudes. Sixty-four percent (n = 114) were liberal, 35.4% (n = 63) neutral, and 0.6% (n = 1) conservative. Mean scores were 23.29 +/- 13.6 for females and 23.33 +/- 15.4 for males (P>.05); 24.8 +/- 13.4 for Caucasians and 18.0 +/- 15.1 for all other ethnicities (P<.05); and 18.9 +/- 13.6 for religious and 28.44 +/- 12.8 for nonreligious participants (P<.05). Two factors related significantly with sexual attitudes: ethnicity and relationship with religion. It's imperative that students examine their sexual attitudes and recognize the effect this may have on patient care.
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