A State-Level Examination of School Nurses’ Perceptions of Condom Availability Accompanied by Sex Education

Abstract

School nurses are often sources of health-care support for teens with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended pregnancies. However, providing prevention (e.g., condoms) and teaching technical skills (e.g., condom use) needed to reduce high-risk sexual behavior may require a change in perceptions and policies. This study used a cross-sectional study design to assess nurses’ perceptions of condom availability accompanied by sex education programs among high school nurses ( n = 87) in Kansas. Results showed that school nurses in this study supported condom availability, were comfortable providing condoms, and felt condom availability was within the scope of their job but were less likely to provide condoms because of external barriers. Common barriers include administration, parents, cost, community support, and policies. School nurses, by virtue of their access to the majority of Kansas’ adolescents, have the potential to provide sex education and tools such as condoms, so young people can prevent STIs and unintended pregnancies.

Global research trends in sexual health care: A bibliometric and visualized study

“…In order to reduce HIV transmission among people, the government have guidelines and recommendations regarding the provision of sex- Kuzma & Peters, 2016;Smith et al, 2020). A comprehensive analysis of the co-occurrence frequency, timeline and citation burst of keywords showed that sexual health service care and HIV were still the current hotspots of research.…”

“…In order to reduce HIV transmission among people, the government have guidelines and recommendations regarding the provision of sexual and reproductive health information and services. Schools and medical and health institutions are important sources of information on sexuality and sexual and reproductive health for sexually active adolescents and young adults, which can provide information about sexual health, sexual counselling and guidance, sex education as well as help adolescents and young adults who have sexual and reproductive healthcare needs avoid risky sexual situations.‍ In addition, medical and healthcare institutions related to sexual and reproductive healthcare were gradually established, and they can play a significant role in addressing sexual and reproductive health, such as offering HIV testing and treatment, STI treatment, contraception and condom use and STI and/or HIV prevention (Cappiello & Boardman, 2022b; Kuzma & Peters, 2016; Smith et al., 2020). A comprehensive analysis of the co‐occurrence frequency, timeline and citation burst of keywords showed that sexual health service care and HIV were still the current hotspots of research.…”