Evaluating the parent–adolescent communication toolkit: Usability and preliminary content effectiveness of an online intervention

Unruh, Anita M.; McGrath, Patrick J.

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“…Since various family factors including parenting styles, parent-adolescent relationship, parental 41 affect the formation of adolescent's sexual behaviors, the familycentered empowerment models can be used with a focus on the improvement of the family processes such as parenting styles, parentadolescent communication, and parental control in order to influence the sexual behavior of adolescents. These findings can be proved by, for instance, the positive effect of the relationship improvement program on the quality of parent-child relationship of the adolescent girls in the mother-headed singleparent families in the study conducted by Zareh 42 , as well as the parent-adolescent improvement subsequent to providing the Parent-Adolescent Communication Toolkit educational program in Toombs' study 43 . Furthermore, in addition to the family, the intragroup empowerment can also be executed by the peers group.…”

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Empowerment of Adolescent Girls for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: A Qualitative Study

Alimoradi

Kariman

Simbar

et al. 2017

Afr J Reprod Health

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Adolescent girls should be empowered to acquire the ability to take care of their sexual and reproductive health. The present study aimed to improve the understanding of the factors affecting the empowerment of Iranian adolescent girls in terms of taking care of their sexual and reproductive health (e.g. pubertal and menstrual health, preventing high risk sexual behaviors, treatment seeking for sexual and reproductive complaints such as dysmenorrhea, genitalia infection). The present qualitative study was performed using conventional content analysis method. Eight key informants were purposively selected and interviewed. Data collection was performed through unstructured and in-depth interviews. The qualitative content was analyzed simultaneously with data collection based on Graneheim and Lundman method using MAXQDA 2010 software. Data analysis led to the emergence of the main theme of empowerment for care with four classes of reinforcing the foundations of sexual and reproductive health, providing services in health system, reinforcing educational institutions, and consolidating the interaction between adolescent and family, as well as thirteen sub-classes. Results of the present study showed the need for inter-sectional interaction and collaboration among authorities of health systems, education systems, and policymaking institutions to achieve a model for empowering adolescent girls via a multi-level and comprehensive approach. RésuméLes adolescentes devraient être habilitées à prendre soin de leur santé sexuelle et de la reproduction, car elles connaissent des changements pubertaires et une participation possible à des comportements sexuels à haut risque et acquièrent des capacités de reproduction. La présente étude visait à améliorer la compréhension et la reconnaissance des facteurs affectant l'autonomisation des adolescentes iraniennes en termes de prise en charge de leur santé sexuelle et de la reproduction (p.ex. santé pubertaire et menstruelle, prévention des comportements sexuels à haut risque, traitement des plaintes sexuelles et de la reproduction) tels que la dysménorrhée, l'infection génitale). La présente étude qualitative a été réalisée en utilisant une méthode d'analyse de contenu conventionnelle. Huit informateurs clés ont été délibérément sélectionnés et interviewés. La collecte de données a été réalisée au moyen d'entrevues non structurées et approfondies. Le contenu qualitatif a été analysé simultanément avec la collecte de données basée sur la méthode de Graneheim et Lundman en utilisant le logiciel MAXQDA 2010. L'analyse des données a conduit à l'émergence du thème principal de l'autonomisation des soins avec quatre classes pour renforcer les fondements de la santé sexuelle et de la reproduction, fournir des services dans le système de santé, renforcer les institutions éducatives et consolider l'interaction entre l'adolescent et la famille ainsi que treize sous-classes. Les résultats de la présente étude ont montré la nécessité d'une interaction et d'une collaboration intersecto...

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Empowerment of Adolescent Girls for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: A Qualitative Study

Alimoradi

Kariman

Simbar

et al. 2017

Afr J Reprod Health

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“…Parent-training program is found helpful in increasing parenting skills and reducing children' negative behaviors (Vazquez, Cruz Molina, Ramos, & Artazcoz, 2019). The effectiveness of online parenting program has also been confirmed by some studies (Toombs, Unruh, & McGrath, 2018). It is recommended that these effective programs be incorporated into the training projects to enhance involvement of fathers, especially those with low education level and self-employed.…”

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Father Involvement in Education Predicates the Mental Health Status of Chinese Primary School Students

Zhang¹,

Wang²,

Lü³

2019

WJE

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Previous studies have shown that quality and the quantity of father involvement in education play an important rolein children’s development. The influence of father involvement in education on Chinese children's mental healthstatus still needs further study. To understand the present situation of father involvement in education and its impacton children's mental health, this study will concentrate on the impact of father involvement on the mental healthstatus of primary school students, This study surveyed 1669 primary school students in Yancheng, China. It waspointed out that 45.1% of fathers were not active in children's education, and 25.8% of fathers have not beensufficient time to accompany their children. Children's sex and grade were not associated with father involvement ineducation, which was linked to their father's occupation and education level. Father involvement dramaticallyaffected primary school students' sensitive tendency and impulsive tendency. Father involvement can make childrenmore optimistic and less focus on trifles and suspicious. More father involvement in education leads to better mentalhealth status. These results suggest the importance of increasing father involvement in education in promoting mentalhealth status in primary school students.

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“…The investigator had to read and re-read the transcribed and translated data so as to be familiarized with the contents. The investigator checked the connectivity of themes and concepts from both methods of data collection and reviewed substantive findings for causes of poor Parent -Adolescent communications that offer a meaningful implications of Parent -Adolescent communications in relation to ASRH agenda [31]. The transcript was then converted into plain text and exported to Open Code software.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although peer support for SRH and HIV/AIDS is useful [24], an open and respectful communication among parents and adolescents is more effective. The later construct provide a continuum of support of early sexual life among adolescents [31]. For the parents who missed this opportunity, their adolescents are more likely to seek information from peers and internet [21] which might misdirect them to further risky sexual behaviors [32].…”

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Parent - adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health: the qualitative evidences from parents and students of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Yibrehu

Mbwele

2020

Reprod Health

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Background: Repeatedly adolescents in Africa have been experiencing early pregnancy by more than 50%, early parenthood by 30% and new HIV infections by more than 80%. Parent -Adolescent communication as an effective strategy on sexual and reproductive health has not been taken up in most of African countries including Ethiopia. The aim of the study was to assess the challenges of Parent -Adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health practices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods: A qualitative cross-sectional study exploring Parent -Adolescent communication practices was conducted in two high schools Yeka sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Students aged 15-19 years were recruited for in-depth interviews and focused group discussions (FGD) as well as respective parents for in-depth interviews and parents' FGD. Results: Twenty students were available for in-depth interviews and all of them for FDG. Sixteen parents were available for in-depth interviews and nine of them for parent's FGD. Parent -Adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive was reported to be important by both adolescents and parents. The parental initiation is rare. The initial sexual activity by the adolescents triggers initiation by parents. The communications are gender dependent, not planned and not continuous and inhibited by intergenerational cultural taboo. A gap exists in parental knowledge on such communications. Parents deny responsibilities to communicate with adolescent as they fear it will perpetuate early sex practices, adolescents are too young it's an embarrassment, often being busy for household income retards their wills to communicate. Conclusions: Parent-Adolescent communications on sexual and reproductive health is not a common practice in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia due to taboo, cultural structures, gender domains and parental knowledge. These findings alarm the risk of adolescent exposure towards unwanted pregnancies, transmissions of HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Addis Ababa.

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Evaluating the parent–adolescent communication toolkit: Usability and preliminary content effectiveness of an online intervention

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

Empowerment of Adolescent Girls for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: A Qualitative Study

Empowerment of Adolescent Girls for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: A Qualitative Study

Father Involvement in Education Predicates the Mental Health Status of Chinese Primary School Students

Parent - adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health: the qualitative evidences from parents and students of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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