Culture and sex education: the acquisition of sexual knowledge for a group of Vietnamese Australian young women

Rawson, Helen; Liamputtong, Pranee

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“…This aversion also may be due to sociocultural reasons. Workers in other parts of Nigeria (Izugbara, 2005;Iyaniwura, 2006), Africa (Mckay & Holowaty, 1997) and elsewhere (Rawson & Liamputtong, 2010) reported that parents infrequently deal with practical issues (such as how to obtain or use contraceptives, or with psychological or experiential aspects of sexuality such as sexual decision-making). Although our teenage respondents were less forthcoming over the areas of sexuality and reproductive health and wish to have more information from their mothers, their peers in the developed countries suggested that parents need to supplement the more routinely covered topics of physical development and reproduction to deal with positive aspects of sexuality, such as commitments and emotional factors, dating and boyfriends, and practical issues such as contraception and prevention of STIs (Walker, 2001).…”

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Sexual and Reproductive Health Communication Between Mothers and Their Adolescent Daughters in Northern Nigeria

Iliyasu

Aliyu

Abubakar

et al. 2012

Health Care for Women International

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We employed structured interviews and focus groups to investigate reproductive health (RH) communication practices among 184 mother-daughter pairs in Ungogo, northern Nigeria. Transcripts were analyzed using the grounded theory approach. A total of 136 mothers reported discussing RH issues with their daughters. The majority of daughters acquired RH education from their mothers. Parents were more likely to discuss marriage, menstruation, courtship, premarital sex, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) than other sex education topics. Mothers in northern Nigeria need to be empowered with knowledge and skills to improve the scope and quality of home-based RH education.

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Sexual and Reproductive Health Communication Between Mothers and Their Adolescent Daughters in Northern Nigeria

Iliyasu

Aliyu

Abubakar

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Health Care for Women International

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“…Some previous research in Australia considered migrants as a homogeneous group which makes understanding SRH differences within and among cultures difficult [46]. However, HCP’s perceive that refugee and migrant women’s SRH knowledge and engagement with care varied with their individual level factors such as age, country of origin, length of stay in Australia and educational status.…”

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Refugee and migrant women's engagement with sexual and reproductive health care in Australia: A socio-ecological analysis of health care professional perspectives

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BackgroundIn Australia only 2.2% of published health research has focused on multi-cultural health despite the increase of culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Research on the perceptions and experiences of health care professionals (HCPs) in engaging with refugee and migrant women is also lacking. Given the integral role of HCPs in providing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care for these populations, an understanding of the challenges they experience is required. Therefore, this study sought to examine the perspectives and practices of Australian HCPs with regard to the provision of SRH care for refugee and migrant women.MethodsEmploying qualitative methods, twenty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with HCPs representing various professions, work experiences, cultural backgrounds, age and healthcare sectors. The interviews were analysed using thematic analysis and the socio-ecological model was utilised to interpret the data.ResultsThe complexities of HCP’s engagement with refugee and migrant women were identified in three major themes: Being a Migrant; Gender Roles and SRH Decision-making; and Women in the Healthcare System. HCPs discussed the impact of accessing SRH care in women’s country of origin and the influence of re-settlement contexts on their SRH knowledge, engagement with care and care provision. Perception of gender roles was integral to SRH decision-making with the need to involve male partners having an impact on the provision of women-centred care. Barriers within the healthcare system included the lack of services to address sexual functioning and relationship issues, as well as lack of resources, time constraints, cost of services, and funding.ConclusionAustralian HCPs interviewed reported that migrant and refugee women do not have appropriate access to SRH care due to multifaceted challenges. These challenges are present across the entire socio-ecological arena, from individual to systemic levels. Multiple and multidimensional interventions are required to increase SRH utilisation and improve outcomes for refugee and migrant women.

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“…Unfortunately, this was not the case. Information on contraception should come from parents or teachers, but research has identified that this is not often the case (Rawson & Liamputtong 2010).…”

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Contraception knowledge and attitudes: truths and myths among African Australian teenage mothers in Greater Melbourne, Australia

Watts

Liamputtong

Carolan

2013

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Culture and sex education: the acquisition of sexual knowledge for a group of Vietnamese Australian young women

Cited by 46 publications

References 47 publications

Sexual and Reproductive Health Communication Between Mothers and Their Adolescent Daughters in Northern Nigeria

Sexual and Reproductive Health Communication Between Mothers and Their Adolescent Daughters in Northern Nigeria

Refugee and migrant women's engagement with sexual and reproductive health care in Australia: A socio-ecological analysis of health care professional perspectives

Contraception knowledge and attitudes: truths and myths among African Australian teenage mothers in Greater Melbourne, Australia

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