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Objective Black girls disproportionately face adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes in their lifetime. In healthcare, Black girls experience racism and misogyny, which manifest as a combination of discriminatory practices and biases that result in their symptoms being dismissed or neglected, their voices silenced, inadequate treatment, and higher mortality rates. Pediatric providers are in an ideal position to influence, advocate, and strengthen Black girls’ sexual and reproductive health. The purpose of this topical review is to discuss current guidelines and provide recommendations to improve pediatric sexual and reproductive care for Black girls. Methods We examine current pediatric guidelines and recommendations for adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Results Current guidelines recommended by organizations and professional societies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, Society of Adolescent Health Medicine, and American Academy of Pediatrics are inconsistent and insufficient for the unique needs of Black girls. Conclusions We offer three recommendations for pediatric providers to ensure the optimal sexual and reproductive health care for Black girls. These provider recommendations will aid in the protection of Black girls’ sexual and reproductive health.
Objective Black girls disproportionately face adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes in their lifetime. In healthcare, Black girls experience racism and misogyny, which manifest as a combination of discriminatory practices and biases that result in their symptoms being dismissed or neglected, their voices silenced, inadequate treatment, and higher mortality rates. Pediatric providers are in an ideal position to influence, advocate, and strengthen Black girls’ sexual and reproductive health. The purpose of this topical review is to discuss current guidelines and provide recommendations to improve pediatric sexual and reproductive care for Black girls. Methods We examine current pediatric guidelines and recommendations for adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Results Current guidelines recommended by organizations and professional societies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, Society of Adolescent Health Medicine, and American Academy of Pediatrics are inconsistent and insufficient for the unique needs of Black girls. Conclusions We offer three recommendations for pediatric providers to ensure the optimal sexual and reproductive health care for Black girls. These provider recommendations will aid in the protection of Black girls’ sexual and reproductive health.
This article explores the ethical implications of methods that seek to nuance mainstream representations of girls in the Global South during COVID-19. In response to what we observed as monolithic and highly sexualized framings of “Third-world” girls during the initial years of the coronavirus pandemic (2020–2023), we designed a two-part study that (a) examined the circulation and implications of discursive tropes on gendered risk with a focus on African girlhoods; and (b) collaborated with girls in Southern Malawi to construct longitudinal counternarratives based on lived experience during the pandemic’s early years. We reflect upon how each component may have mitigated or perpetuated problematic patterns in gendered representation. At the same time, we analyze the dilemmas transnational researchers face in positioning themselves to nuance global discourses and destabilize asymmetries in research collaboration. Finally, we consider new directions for girlhood studies methodologies.
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