2016
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2016.1263285
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‘If I went to my mom with that information, I’m dead’: sexual health knowledge barriers among immigrant and refugee Somali young adults in Ohio

Abstract: Study findings support an approach that will address sexual health barriers in the Somali immigrant young community at multiple levels: individual, interpersonal and community levels. A collaborative effort across religious, cultural and educational setting is necessary to tailor approaches that meet the needs of the priority group.

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“…Similar to other studies, our findings suggest that culture and religion play a large role in the daily activities of African immigrant families [ 17 ]. Parents in this study expressed a desire to be met halfway by the YCs: namely, to have their cultural background, values, beliefs, and norms recognised.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Similar to other studies, our findings suggest that culture and religion play a large role in the daily activities of African immigrant families [ 17 ]. Parents in this study expressed a desire to be met halfway by the YCs: namely, to have their cultural background, values, beliefs, and norms recognised.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Recruiters faced challenges in both identifying and recruiting younger individuals who were married, which resulted in an older‐than‐expected sample. Given that premarital sex is culturally taboo in the Somali community, we recruited only married individuals because we believed that it would be both challenging and potentially damaging to our relationship with the community to recruit unmarried individuals . In addition, we did not collect data on participants’ level of education, and thus were unable to examine the impact of education on couple communication regarding child spacing.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Given that premarital sex is culturally taboo in the Somali community, we recruited only married individuals because we believed that it would be both challenging and potentially damaging to our relationship with the community to recruit unmarried individuals. 22,23 In addition, we did not collect data on participants' level of education, and thus were unable to examine the…”
Section: Strengths and Limitationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Koulujen seksuaalikasvatuksessa on tärkeää huomioida myös yhteiskunnan monikulttuuris tuminen (11,32,33) ja ottaa huomioon opetuk sen sisällön toteuttamisessa ulkomaalaistaus taisten lasten ja nuorten erilaiset lähtökohdat (22,44). Ulkomaalaistaustaisten SELI tietämystä tutkittaessa on todettu, että SELI terveyskäsityk seen ja toisaalta tietoon vaikuttavat vahvimmin henkilön kulttuurinen ja uskonnollinen taus ta (4547) jopa niin, että se heikentää nuoren SELItietämyksen kehittymistä vieraaseen ympä ristöön muutettaessa (48). Kingorin ym.…”
Section: Tulosten Tarkasteluaunclassified
“…Kingorin ym. amerik kalaisessa tutkimuksessa todettiin, että nuorten ulkomaalaistaustaisten SELItietämys on parem pi kuin heidän vanhemmillaan ja nuoret etsivät tietoa kodin ulkopuolelta, esimerkiksi terveyden hoitoalan ammattilaisilta (48). Samankaltaisia tuloksia on saatu australialaisessa tutkimuksessa, jossa todettiin sukupolvien välisten erojen olevan nähtävissä SELIterveyskäsityksissä ja asenteissa (49).…”
Section: Tulosten Tarkasteluaunclassified