The Priorities of Iranian Male Adolescents Health Needs

Zare, Elham; Simbar, Masoumeh; Shahhosseini, Zohreh; Majd, Hamid Alavi

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“…In this regard, the result of a study in Iran has indicated that 28% of male adolescent aged 15-18 years have had sexual experience before the marriage [21]. Moreover, Zare et al (2017) reported that sexual health had been the main health needs of adolescent boys in Iran [22]. Despite the essential need of sexual health education for Iranian adolescents, there are no school-run programs in their educational curriculum yet [23]; thereby many of adolescents do not obtain proper sexual education in schools.…”

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Concerns and educational needs of Iranian parents regarding the sexual health of their male adolescents: a qualitative study

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Background: Parents play an important role in promoting the sexual health of their adolescents. However, many parents experience several challenges. The purpose of this study was to explore the concerns and educational needs of Iranian parents regarding the sexual health of their male adolescents. Methods: This qualitative study was designed based on the conventional content analysis approach. Semistructured and in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 parents of male adolescents aged 12-18 years. All interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. The data were collected through purposeful sampling and continued until data saturation. Finally, the Graneheim and Landman strategies were used to analyze data. Results: According to the participants' comments, four main categories were extracted as follows: fear of emotional and sexual harms, quality of parent-child relationships, effect of media and cyberspace, and necessity of sexuality health education. Conclusions: The findings highlighted the need for sexuality health education through cooperation with schools for offering appropriate education to the students, parents, and school staffs. The results showed that parents required training to enhance their knowledge and skills to improve their communication with their adolescents about sexuality issues. Therefore, it is necessary to design, implement, and evaluate culture-appropriate educational programs to address the parents' concerns regarding adolescents' sexual health.

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“…Puberty is the most important turning point in adolescence, which is the transition period from childhood to adulthood and the time to gain fertility. This period is caused by the activation of the sexual glands and is accompanied by a series of symptoms and physical and mental changes [3,6]. How to deal with puberty and the puberty process are important issues that need to be addressed by the authorities and parents.…”

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Educational needs assessment among 10–14-year-old girls about puberty adolescent health of Ardebil

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Background: This study aimed to investigate the educational needs of 10-14-year-old girls about adolescent puberty health in Ardabil City in Iran, the matter of adolescent puberty health is one of the most important health priorities, especially for girls. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-correlational study was performed on girl students through stratified-cluster sampling in Ardabil city. The data gathering tool was a self-reported researcher-designed questionnaire consisting of 10 demographic questions and 35 self-care questions in 5 domains of self-care awareness, self-efficacy, enablers, enhancers and behaviors, based on the reviewed articles and resources. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test, correlation coefficient and regression were used to analyze the quantitative data. Results: The mean age of the girls was 12.98 ± 4.67. There was a significant relationship between the mother's level of education (p < 0.001) and students 'knowledge about puberty and between mother's age (p < 0.002) and students' awareness of self-care behaviors during adolescence. The results of this study showed that 73.8% of girls were aware of puberty and menstruation problems. About 74.3% of girls had poor self-efficacy. About 77% of female students in the study did not have access to the required educational resources and classes that are one of the most important enablers of behavior formation. Eighty-eight percent of the families did not talk about the hygiene practices related to their children. The most common source of information about maternal health related practices was from mothers (64.8%). Correlation test between adolescents' health behavior and awareness (r = 0.12 p < 0.007) and between self-efficacy and health behaviors (r = 0.14, p < 0.001) revealed significant and positive relationships. Conclusion: There is a need among adolescent girls for information about adolescent health and related health behaviors. Currently there is lack of adequate and accurate information. The role of mothers is the most important source of information for adolescent girls and educational approaches for mothers and adolescents should be designed.

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“…In this study, from the perspective of Iranian men, sexual and reproductive health is described in terms of three concepts of needs, responsibilities, and social norms affecting these aspects of their health; majority of men report difficulties in accessing related health service centers and increasing their awareness in this area. Although there are no accurate estimates on the utilization of sexual and reproductive health services in Iran, evidence suggests that access to sexual and reproductive health services and utilization of these services in the country is limited [22]; therefore, the sexual and reproductive needs of men, especially younger men, rank higher than other health-related needs [23]. Men's concern about their needs to promote their sexual and reproductive health as emphasized in this study has been also reported by other studies [24].…”

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How Iranian men perceive sexual and reproductive health? A qualitative study

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Azin²,

Hatefnia³

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Background Despite the effective role of men in promoting their sexual and reproductive health, they have been often been overlooked for cultural and social issues and limited data are available in this context. In developing countries, the majority of men have limited knowledge and ability in terms of reproductive and sexual health. Hence, this study aimed to investigate male perceptions of sexual and reproductive health concepts.Materials and methods Using the conventional content analysis approach, a qualitative study was conducted on data retrieved through semi-structured interviews with 19 adult males aged 18 to 59 years, purposefully selected from among populations of health centers in the province of Alborz, Iran.Results Three main concepts and 9 categories emerged from the conventional content analysis: 1) Needs including “access to sexual and reproductive health services”, “awareness”, and “high-quality and safe sex”; 2) Responsibilities including “health- seeking behaviors”, “sexual skills”, “childbearing responsibilities” and “ethical commitment”; and 3) Social norms including “gender role attitudes”, and “changing marriage rules”.Conclusion This study showed that structural factors along with cultural and social norms affect sexual and reproductive health in men, who are men not adequately taken care and many of their sexual and reproductive health needs have not yet been addressed. Participants believed that men are responsible for their sexual reproductive health, although they have often difficulties fulfilling their responsibilities because of inadequate knowledge on the subject and the lack of access to sexual/ reproductive health services. Hence, along with socioeconomic changes, the health care system should be prepared to meet these needs and responsibilities using preventive strategies and programs.

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The Priorities of Iranian Male Adolescents Health Needs

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Concerns and educational needs of Iranian parents regarding the sexual health of their male adolescents: a qualitative study

Concerns and educational needs of Iranian parents regarding the sexual health of their male adolescents: a qualitative study

Educational needs assessment among 10–14-year-old girls about puberty adolescent health of Ardebil

How Iranian men perceive sexual and reproductive health? A qualitative study

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