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On the other hand, while nurses must recognise and respect the role of patients as partners, the nurse\u2013patient relationship with the opposite gender in Namibia is limited because of the cultural and religious beliefs.\nObjectives:\u00a0To explore and describe patients\u2019 experiences on opposite gender nurse\u2013patient interactions at selected public health facilities in Namibia.\nMethod:\u00a0An exploratory descriptive qualitative design was employed to collect data from 14 purposively recruited patients who received care from nurses of opposite gender between June 2022 and September 2022. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analysed using inductive thematic analysis. 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