Arabic speaking migrant parents’ perceptions of sex education in Sweden: A qualitative study

Wees, Sibylle Herzig van; Fried, Sarah; Larsson, Elin C.

doi:10.1016/j.srhc.2021.100596

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“…This is in line with studies on recently settled Arabic and Somali speaking women that found that short, tailored, health promotion interventions carried out by licensed health professionals improved participants’ self-rated health, empowerment and uptake of healthier habits [ 48 ]. Moreover, the information about sexual health was perceived as important and needed despite differences in values between home countries and Sweden, a finding in line with other studies involving migrants and access to sexual health information [ 27 , 58 ]. However, an intervention study on resettled Iraqi migrants in Sweden and the effects of health communication by professional healthcare advisors found no association between self-reported knowledge on lifestyle factors and improved health status [ 29 ].…”

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“This course is like a compass to us” – a qualitative study on newly settled migrants’ perceptions of civic and health orientation in Sweden

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Background Migrants face structural, socio-political barriers in their resettlement processes that negatively affect their health. Migration also adversely impacts resources such as social capital and health literacy that are of importance for health and integration into society. Hence, there is a need for health promotion in the early post-migration phase. In Sweden, newly settled refugee migrants who have received a residence permit are offered an Introduction programme including a civic orientation course. The program is intended to facilitate access to the labour market and promote integration. The aim of the study was to explore participants’ perceptions and experiences of a civic orientation course with added health communication. Methods We performed six focus group discussions: two in Arabic, two in Farsi and two in Somali. The discussions were facilitated by native speaking moderators. Participants were 32 men and women recruited from civic orientation classes in the county of Stockholm. We used an interview guide with semi-structured questions. The data were analysed using a method for content analysis for focus group discussions. Results Three main categories were identified: (1) ‘The course gives valuable information but needs adjustments’, which includes that the civic and health orientation is needed earlier, during the asylum phase, and that planning and course content need adjustments. (2) ‘The health communication inspired participants to focus on their health’, which includes that the health communication was useful and inspired uptake of healthier habits. (3) ‘Participation in the course promoted independence and self-confidence’, which includes that the course gave insights into society and values in Sweden, and promoted independence and new social contacts. Conclusion This study adds knowledge about the users’ perspectives on the potential of civic orientation to promote the health and integration of newly settled migrants, describing ways in which civic orientation with added health communication promoted health and empowerment. However, the content and delivery of the course need adjustment to better fit the migrants’ life situations and varying pre-existing knowledge.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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“This course is like a compass to us” – a qualitative study on newly settled migrants’ perceptions of civic and health orientation in Sweden

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“…Sexuality education is mostly focused on educating about human procreation and is limited to private families, generally repressed human sexual urges [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Deeply rooted in Confucianism, China has a conservative culture.…”

Section: Conservative Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Students are delivered sex education from the age of six from pre-school and is incorporated into a variety of scholastic subjects to make children accept knowledge of sex education comprehensively, and that knowledge are often delivered in the form of collaboration to make children work as a group gaining knowledge through interaction [15]. Swedish students learn about puberty and bodily development in their 5th year of elementary school at the age of 11 [27].…”

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“…Sex education is suggested to made mandatory beginning in preschool and blended into other school disciplines to maximize the impact. Under the propose of government, public organizations, and institutions such as sexual health clinics may need to collaborate with school to popularize sex education in China [15]. This paper begins with a debrief review of previous literature on how scholars' methods for raising the level of sex education in China to meet international standards, as well as the issues surrounding the development and implementation of sextual education in Sweden.…”

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A Comparative Study-- Sex Education in China and Sweden

Lin¹

2022

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Politics, clan, and husband power significantly affect sex education for decades. Deeply rooted Confucianism keep Chinese people, sex is still a private subject in China. Although the country has carried out a series of measures, the improvement of sex education still faces challenges. Thus, this paper first examines the issues and challenges faced by China. In addition, the paper is enlightened by Sweden that possesses pioneering sex education. The findings revealed that sex education in Sweden not only aim to avoid unplanned births, but also deliver sexual knowledge and concept of interpersonal. Designing particular curriculum to deliver sexual knowledge for different ages students and incorporate sexual knowledge into other subjects. Besides, Sweden has well-designed organization and clinic which can popularize sexual knowledge from public. Learning from which is the pioneer of sex education, the curriculum of sex education should be delivered typically with discipline characteristics through biology, history, physical education and health, music, geography, and so on, to assure student acquire knowledge comprehensively. On the other hand, ideological change and policy support, innovative curriculum design and implementation, enhance sex education from public and community, and high-quality teacher training is the core to changing the current situation of China sex education.

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“…Orang tua harus mengambil sikap dan berperan aktif terhadap Pendidikan seks pada anak, karena orang tua merupakan orang terdekat bagi anak yang memberi rasa aman dan nyaman terhadap komunikasi dan informasi tentang Pendidikan seks (Wahyuni, 2018). Orang tua sangat membutuhkan informasi tentang pemahaman pendidikan seks di sekolah sebagai bekal Pendidikan bagi anak-anaknya agar ada persamaan persepsi tentang Pendidikan seksual yang sehat (Herzig van Wees et al, 2021). Pelecehan seksual yang terjadi pada anak melalui pendidikan pencegahan yang melibatkan ibu (orang tua) sebagai strategi yang paling tepat (Khoori et al, 2020).…”

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Pentingnya Pendidikan Seks Bagi Anak Sebagai Upaya Pemahaman Dan Menghindari Pencegahan Kekerasan Maupun Kejahatan Seksual

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Arif

2021

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Maraknya perilaku kekerasan, penyimpangan dan kejahatan seksual dikehidupan masyarakat perlunya peran orang tua, pendidik dan masyarakat sekitar melalui Pendidikan seksual dengan cara pemahaman dan pencegahan yang baik dan benar kepada anak-anak sebagai bekal kehidupan selanjutnya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk memberikan pemahaman, solusi dan pelatihan mengenai pentingnya Pendidikan sesksual bagi anak generasi penerus bangsa guna memahami Pendidikan seksual yang sehat dan upaya mencegah penyimpangan dan kekerasan seksual. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Pustaka, pengambilan sumber data melalui informasi dan kajian ilmiah berupa media cetak dan elektronik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Pendidikan seksual bagi anak, baik sejak usia mereka masih dini maupun remaja sangat penting dan diperlukan. Karena dengan adanya pemberian pemahaman seksualitas mereka akan lebih memahami dan berhati-hati, sebagai upaya mencegah dan menghindari pelecehan, kekerasan dan perilaku menyimpang seksual.

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Arabic speaking migrant parents’ perceptions of sex education in Sweden: A qualitative study

Cited by 16 publications

References 18 publications

“This course is like a compass to us” – a qualitative study on newly settled migrants’ perceptions of civic and health orientation in Sweden

“This course is like a compass to us” – a qualitative study on newly settled migrants’ perceptions of civic and health orientation in Sweden

A Comparative Study-- Sex Education in China and Sweden

Pentingnya Pendidikan Seks Bagi Anak Sebagai Upaya Pemahaman Dan Menghindari Pencegahan Kekerasan Maupun Kejahatan Seksual

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