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Rahnavardi M, Bostani Khalesi Z, Rezaie-Chamani S. Parents’ and experts’ views on the sexual health education of adolescent girls: a qualitative study. SEXUAL AND RELATIONSHIP THERAPY 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/14681994.2022.2087870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mona Rahnavardi
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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Ballard AM, Davis A, Hoffner CA. The Impact of Health Narratives on Persuasion in African American Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2021; 36:560-571. [PMID: 32122156 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2020.1731936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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African American women (AAW) experience higher burdens of disease and have the highest rate of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes when compared to females of other ethnic groups. Health narratives are a communication strategy that has been used to improve population health outcomes. Narrative storytelling is considered to be effective for improving health outcomes in African Americans because of the strong cultural storytelling background. The purpose of this study was to determine if health narratives have a significant effect on persuasion among AAW, as measured by changes in attitudes, beliefs, intentions, and behaviors. Meta-analysis of health narrative experiments (k = 13) for AAW (N = 2,746) revealed that health narratives have a significant overall effect on persuasion (d = .243; p < .01). Sub-group analyses revealed no significant difference between audio-visual and written-based narratives, and no significant difference between general health topics and cancer topics. Narrative communication was effective for promoting health in AAW. These findings imply that narratives can effectively be used as an audio-visual or written-based communication for AAW, and that health topic may not impact outcomes of narrative communication.
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- Anjulyn M Ballard
- Department of Communication, Georgia State University
- Department of Kinesiology & Health, Georgia State University
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- Department of Kinesiology & Health, Georgia State University
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Muruthi BA, Romero L, Thompson Cañas RE, Ibrahim M, Cheng Y. “Sex is Bad, Sex is Bad, Sex is Bad”: Black Immigrant Women Living in the US and their Report of Conversations with their Mothers about Sex. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10447-021-09432-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Wanje G, Masese L, Avuvika E, Baghazal A, Omoni G, Scott McClelland R. Parents' and teachers' views on sexual health education and screening for sexually transmitted infections among in-school adolescent girls in Kenya: a qualitative study. Reprod Health 2017; 14:95. [PMID: 28806985 PMCID: PMC5557423 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-017-0360-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background To successfully develop and implement school-based sexual health interventions for adolescent girls, such as screening for Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis, it is important to understand parents’ and teachers’ attitudes towards sexual health education and acceptability of sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening interventions. Methods In this qualitative study, we approached parents and teachers from three high schools to participate in in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus-group discussions (FGDs). Parents and teachers were asked about their general knowledge of STIs and sexual health education. In addition, they were asked whether they would support utilizing outreach to schools to facilitate provision of sexual health education and screening for STIs in adolescent girls. Data were audio-recorded, transcribed, and translated into English. An initial coding matrix was developed and refined throughout the coding process. Transcripts were coded by two researchers and analyzed using the content analysis approach. Results We conducted 10 IDIs (5 parents and 5 teachers) and 4 FGDs (2 with parents, 2 with teachers, total of 26 participants). Most parents reported few or no discussions regarding STIs with their adolescent girls. Parents were more comfortable discussing consequences of sexual activity including loss of virginity and the potential for pregnancy. Parents tended to place responsibility for sexual health education with teachers. The teachers, in turn, provided basic sexual and reproductive health education including puberty, abstinence, and overview of STIs. Both parents and teachers found the idea of screening for STIs in adolescent girls to be acceptable, and were comfortable with research staff contacting girls through informational meetings at schools. Parents felt that adolescents’ STI screening results should be shared with their parents. Conclusion In this African setting, parents and teachers provide limited sexual health education, with a focus on negative consequences including loss of virginity, pregnancy, and risk for STIs. Nonetheless, both parents and teachers were supportive of STI screening for adolescent girls, beginning with school-based informational meetings for the girls. Research and programs that aim to provide STI screening in this setting must offer treatment and address the issue of whether results will be disclosed to parents.
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- George Wanje
- From the University of Nairobi Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (UNITID), University of Nairobi, P.O Box 91276 - 80103, Mombasa, Kenya.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, HMC Box 359909, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104-2499, USA
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- From the University of Nairobi Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (UNITID), University of Nairobi, P.O Box 91276 - 80103, Mombasa, Kenya
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- Ministry of Medical Services, Mombasa County Department of Health, P.O Box 90441 - 80100, Mombasa, Kenya
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- School of Nursing Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenyatta National Hospital, P.O Box 20804 - 00202, Nairobi, Kenya
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- From the University of Nairobi Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (UNITID), University of Nairobi, P.O Box 91276 - 80103, Mombasa, Kenya.,Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, HMC Box 359909, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104-2499, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Washington, HMC Box 359909, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104-2499, USA.,Department of Global Health, University of Washington, HMC Box 359909, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104-2499, USA
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