This article contributes to the anthropological scholarship on men’s sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) through the narratives of healthcare providers in their experience providing SRH in a university setting. This article contributes to applied and medical anthropology scholarship on health inequalities through its discussion of the challenges and barriers that contribute to poor SRH for young men and the critical role of providers in this context. Research findings demonstrate inconsistent provider strategies in treating men’s SRH needs and a clinical environment that has low expectations of men receiving preventive care, further perpetuating the placement of SRH responsibility upon women. Based on research with 18 healthcare providers in a large public Florida university clinic, we examined providers’ perspectives about expanding men’s SRH provision and utilisation.
In the United States, young men are at the greatest risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), yet are the least likely to seek SRH. Concerns about men’s sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) have historically been on the margins in this context. Scholarship and advocacy work regarding reproductive health have often focused on women’s experiences.
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