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ADAMS, Rukshana; VAN DER HEEVER, Mariana M.  e  DAMONS, Anneleen. Perceptions of clients on awareness and the geographical location of a South African university sexual health clinic. Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med. (Online) [online]. 2017, vol.9, n.1, pp.1-9. ISSN 2071-2936.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v9i1.1350.

BACKGROUND: The Campus Health Service at Stellenbosch University has a sub-division, a sexual health clinic, which provides sexual health services. The clients of the sexual health clinic consist of staff members and students. AIM: This article reports on the perceptions of clients that relate to awareness and the geographical location of the clinic. SETTING: The Campus Health Service at Stellenbosch University's main campus. METHOD: A descriptive qualitative approach was applied utilising in-depth interviews. A sample of n = 15 was drawn through purposive sampling and data saturation was achieved with the sample RESULTS: The following themes emerged from the data: location of the clinic, awareness of sexual health services and marketing and advertising. CONCLUSION: The findings of the study revealed that accessibility of the clinic is influenced by the geographical location of the clinic and that marketing and awareness of services require attention.

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