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Lys CL, Logie CH, Lad A, Sokolovic N, Mackay KI, Hasham A, Malama K. Human immunodeficiency virus prevention outcomes associated with arts-based sexual health workshop participation among Northern and Indigenous adolescents in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Int J STD AIDS 2024; 35:438-445. [PMID: 38261721 PMCID: PMC11047012 DOI: 10.1177/09564624241226995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Contextually tailored, arts-based HIV prevention strategies hold potential to advance adolescent sexual health and wellbeing. We examined HIV prevention outcomes associated with arts-based sexual health workshop participation with Northern and Indigenous adolescents in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada. METHODS An Indigenous community-based youth agency delivered arts-based workshops in school settings to adolescents aged 13-18 in 24 NWT communities. Pre and post-test surveys included socio-demographic characteristics, sexually infections (STI) knowledge, HIV/STI risk perception, sexual relationship equity, condom use self-efficacy, and safer sex efficacy (SSE). Latent change score models were conducted to assess pre-post differences and factors associated with these differences. RESULTS Among participants (n = 344; mean age 14.3 years, SD: 1.3; Indigenous: 79%) most (66%) had previously attended this workshop. Latent change score models revealed a significant and large effect size for increased STI knowledge (β = 2.10, SE = 0.48, p < .001) and significant and small effect sizes for increased HIV/STI risk perception (β = 0.24, SE = 0.06, p < .001) and SSE (β = 0.16, SE = 0.07, p = .02). The largest increases across several outcomes occurred with first time workshop participants; yet previous workshop participants continued to report increases in HIV/STI risk perception and SSE. CONCLUSION Arts-based HIV prevention approaches show promise in advancing STI knowledge, risk perception, and SSE with Northern and Indigenous youth.
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- Candice L Lys
- Fostering Open eXpression among Youth (FOXY), Yellowknife, NT, Canada
- Aurora Research Institute, Yellowknife, NT, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment & Health (UNU-INWEH), Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Kuzma EK, Ammerman BA, Lee V, Baird J. Re-envisioning Youth Sexual Health Care: Supporting Sex Positivity in a Digital World. J Pediatr Health Care 2024; 38:310-322. [PMID: 38085200 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Youth in a digital world face challenges to the healthy development of their sexuality from exposure to sexting, pornography, and other sexually explicit media. School-based sexual health education does not cover digital sexual content and its impact on sexuality and sexual relationships. Youth often avoid discussing sexual health with parents or other trusted adults, thus often relying on peers, making them ill-prepared to navigate the complexities (e.g., socially, emotionally, and romantically) of sexually explicit content. METHOD A review of emerging evidence for application into clinical practice. RESULTS This paper provides nurse practitioners with resources and information to incorporate this re-envisioned approach to sexual health care into practice to provide current, timely, and holistic youth sexual health care. DISCUSSION Youth sexual health care must be re-envisioned. Nurse practitioners can improve youth sexual health by incorporating pornography and sexual media literacy, safe sexting, and concepts of consent into care using a sex-positive lens.
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Brotto LA, Walker L, Sears C, Woo S, Millman R, Zdaniuk B. A randomized comparison of online mindfulness-based group sex therapy vs supportive group sex education to address sexual dysfunction in breast cancer survivors. J Sex Med 2024; 21:452-463. [PMID: 38465848 DOI: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdae022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Sexual difficulties and vaginal pain are common following treatment for breast cancer. AIM The goal of this study was to evaluate an online mindfulness-based group sex therapy vs an online supportive sex education group therapy to address these sexual difficulties. METHODS Breast cancer survivors (n = 118) were randomized to 1 of the 2 arms; 116 provided informed consent and completed the time 1 assessment. Treatment included 8 weekly 2-hour online group sessions. Those randomized to the mindfulness group completed daily mindfulness exercises, and those in the comparison arm read and completed exercises pertaining to sex education. OUTCOMES Assessments were repeated at posttreatment and 6 months after the completion of the group. RESULTS There was a main effect of treatment on primary endpoints of sexual desire, sexual distress, and vaginal pain, with all outcomes showing significant improvements, with no differential impact by treatment arm. Secondary endpoints of interoceptive awareness, mindfulness, and rumination about sex also significantly improved with both treatments, with no group-by-time interaction. CONCLUSION Both mindfulness-based sex therapy and supportive sex education delivered in group format online are effective for improving many facets of sexual function, vaginal pain, rumination, mindfulness, and interoceptive awareness in breast cancer survivors. STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS We used a randomized methodology. Future studies should seek to diversify participants. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS These findings highlight the need to offer similar treatments to more breast cancer survivors immediately after and in the years following cancer treatment as a means of improving survivorship quality of life.
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- Lori A Brotto
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Division of Psychosocial Oncology, Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
- Charbonneau Cancer Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
- Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N2, Canada
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- Division of Psychosocial Oncology, Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Private Practice, West Coast Centre for Sex Therapy , Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3H4, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada
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Ngissa NS, Sanga E, Nsanya MK, Kweka B, Malindisa E, Mwaipopo R. Curriculum-based sexual and reproductive health education: revealing its relevance for risky sexual behaviors among secondary school students in Mwanza, Tanzania. Reprod Health 2024; 21:58. [PMID: 38685069 PMCID: PMC11059714 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-024-01798-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Secondary school students are vulnerable to risky sexual behaviors (RSBs) which may lead to adverse health consequences, such as teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV/AIDS. In Tanzania, the burden of teenage pregnancy was reported to be 27% in 2016. The integration of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education into the school curriculum is one of the proven crucial interventions. However, there is limited information on the extent to which curriculum-based SRH education is relevant for fostering good practices for coping with RSBs. This study sought to describe students' and teachers' perceptions of the relevance of curriculum-based SRH education. METHODS A qualitative study was conducted from May to June 2020 (involving 5 secondary schools in Ilemela district, Mwanza, Tanzania). In-depth interviews (30) were conducted among secondary school students and 10 interviews for teachers. The data were collected in Swahili and then transcribed and translated into English after which thematic content analysis was performed. RESULTS The majority (56%) of secondary school students were revealed to have a limited understanding of curriculum-based SRH education, which was limited to a few aspects of health that involved married people and pregnant women. Teachers of different subjects had different perceptions about the relevance of curriculum-based SRH education. Civics teachers had the perception that it was relevant and enough, while Biology teachers thought that it was not enough. Students reported utilizing the information taught in class to manage and navigate RSBs. Moreover, they expressed a need for additional delivery strategies to be used for a comprehensive understanding of sexual and reproductive health. CONCLUSION Despite the identified gaps in providing a comprehensive knowledge that builds on the appropriate attitudes and skills, the existing curriculum-based SRH education in secondary schools was utilized to help students in addressing and managing RSBs. However, there is a need for more comprehensive information and an improved delivery approach for SRH to equip students with the necessary skills when faced with RSBs.
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- Ng'wamba Sitta Ngissa
- Department of Clinical Research Program, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania.
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- Department of Clinical Research Program, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania
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- Department of Clinical Research Program, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania
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- Department of Clinical Research Program, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania
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- Department of Clinical Research Program, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania
- Department of Physiology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Huang S, Zhu S, Liu R, Xiong C, Liu L, Huang J, Qian B. The characteristics of sexual behavior in blind men in Ganzhou, China: A cross-sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e37574. [PMID: 38669417 PMCID: PMC11049762 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000037574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Visual stimuli play key roles in influencing men sexual behavior. However, few studies have explored the sexual behavior of blind men. To provide more information about blind men for the study of andrology by surveying the characteristics of their current sexual behavior. A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study design was performed. The questionnaire contained questions regarding demographic characteristics of participants, access to sexual knowledge, perception of the sexual partners' beauty, and sexual arousal. Blind men were interviewed face-to-face by the trained investigator. Complete questionnaires were collected from 54 participants, with an average age of 40.57 ± 9.80 years old. Eye diseases were the most frequent cause of blindness. In terms of sexual orientation, all participants were heterosexual. Notably, 90.7% of the participants reported to have had a sexual experience. Among those who had engaged in sexual behavior, 93.6% experienced sexual pleasure and 69.4% had a normal erectile function. Overall, 16.7% of the participants received sex education. The participants obtained sexual knowledge mainly through sounds from mobile phones, peer-to-peer communication, sounds of television and radio. Voice was the most frequent perception of the sexual partners' beauty, followed by figure, skin, and body fragrance. In terms of stimuli of sexual arousal, tactile sensation and auditory sensation in that order were the most frequent stimuli of sexual arousal. Stimuli of sexual arousal in blind men are mainly mediated by sound and touch. Blind men understand their sexual partners' beauty through auditory, tactile, and olfactory sensations. Blind men in Ganzhou lack formal and systematic sex education.
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- Shaoming Huang
- Department of Urology, Ganzhou Hospital of Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Ganzhou Municipal Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Urology, Ganzhou Hospital of Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Ganzhou Municipal Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Urology, Ganzhou Hospital of Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Ganzhou Municipal Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Urology, Ganzhou Hospital of Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Ganzhou Municipal Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Urology, The People’s Hospital of Yudu County, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Xiaoshan Hospital, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical College, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Baumann SE, Leeson L, Raonivololona M, Burke JG. Exploring the multi-level impacts of a youth-led comprehensive sexuality education model in Madagascar using Human-centered Design methods. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0297106. [PMID: 38598416 PMCID: PMC11006148 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is recognized as a critical tool for addressing sexuality and reproductive health challenges among adolescents. However, little is known about the broader impacts of CSE on populations beyond adolescents, such as schools, families, and communities. This study explores multi-level impacts of an innovative CSE program in Madagascar, which employs young adult CSE educators to teach a three-year curriculum in government middle schools across the country. The two-phased study embraced a participatory approach and qualitative Human-centered Design (HCD) methods. In phase 1, 90 school principals and administrators representing 45 schools participated in HCD workshops, which were held in six regional cities. Phase 2 took place one year later, which included 50 principals from partner schools, and focused on expanding and validating findings from phase 1. From the perspective of school principals and administrators, the results indicate several areas in which CSE programming is having spill-over effects, beyond direct adolescent student sexuality knowledge and behaviors. In the case of this youth-led model in Madagascar, the program has impacted the lives of students (e.g., increased academic motivation and confidence), their parents (e.g., strengthened family relationships and increased parental involvement in schools), their schools (e.g., increased perceived value of schools and teacher effectiveness), their communities (e.g., increased community connections), and impacted broader structural issues (e.g., improved equity and access to resources such as menstrual pads). While not all impacts of the CSE program were perceived as positive, the findings uncovered opportunities for targeting investments and refining CSE programming to maximize positive impacts at family, school, and community levels.
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- Sara E. Baumann
- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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Versloot-Swildens MC, de Graaf H, Twisk JWR, Popma A, Nauta-Jansen LMC. Effectiveness of a Comprehensive School-Based Sex Education Program for Young Adolescents in the Netherlands. J Youth Adolesc 2024; 53:998-1014. [PMID: 38055133 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-023-01903-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Most sexual education programs traditionally focused on providing sexual information regarding the risks of sex. However, current studies on sexual behavior in youth show a need for truly comprehensive sex education approaches with a sex-positive focus on sexuality, that effectively improve sexual competence. Therefore, in the current study the effectiveness of "Love is…", a four lesson school-based program based on the Sexual Interactional Competence model and Attitude-Social-Influence-Self-Efficacy-model was studied. A cluster-randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of "Love is…" was conducted in 2018-2020. The sample consisted of 1160 adolescents in grades 8 and 9 from nine schools in the Netherlands. The sample was 48% female, 34% Dutch/Caucasian, 41% none-religious and 50% higher educated. They were randomized at class level into a program group [n = 32 classes; 567 students (Mage = 13.74 (SD = 0.74))] and a control group [n = 31 classes; 593 students (Mage = 13.86 (SD = 0.73))]. Results showed that "Love is…" increased sexual knowledge, that adolescents in the program group showed less cyber victim blaming attitudes and increased in communications skills after the program. In conclusion, the current study shows that "Love is…" was effective not only on the knowledge level, but also regarding sexual attitudes and competences. However, due to the developmental process of sexuality, there is a necessity to continue lessons in following grades through booster sessions by reinforcing competences as communicating comfortably about sexuality.On 12 November 2019 the study design and hypotheses were registered in the Dutch Trial Registration, number NL8150. ( https://onderzoekmetmensen.nl/nl/trial/26676 ).
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- M C Versloot-Swildens
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Rutgers, Dutch Centre of Expertise on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Krishnappa P, Manfredi C, Jayaramaiah S, Ditonno F, Matippa P, Shah R, Moncada I. Unconsummated marriage: a systematic review of etiological factors and clinical management. J Sex Med 2023; 21:20-28. [PMID: 37952223 DOI: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdad146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Unconsummated marriage (UCM) is the inability of the heterosexual married couple to have penovaginal sexual intercourse. AIM The study sought to systematically review current evidence regarding the etiological factors and clinical management of UCM. METHODS A comprehensive bibliographic search on the MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases was performed in June 2023. Studies were selected if they described married couples who never had sexual intercourse in case report or case series evaluating the related causes and/or management and reporting data with qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods. The review was reported according to PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analyses) statement and registered in PROSPERO with ID CRD42023433040. RESULTS A total of 27 studies including 1638 males and 1587 females were selected. Eight (29.6%) articles were case reports involving a single couple and 19 (70.4%) studies were case series. Mean Murad score was 4.1 (range, 1-8) showing low-intermediate overall study quality. All articles had a level of evidence of 4. Most of studies were conducted in Egypt (n = 5 [18.4%]), Israel (n = 4 [14.9%]), and the United States (n = 4 [14.9%]). The mean age of males and females varied between 24.2 and 37.6 years and from 21 to 27.4 years, respectively. The reasons for the medical visit that led to the diagnosis of UCM were inability to consummate in 23 (85.2%) studies, inability to conceive in 1 (3.7%) article, and mixed in 3 (11.1%) articles. The mean duration of UCM varied from 7 days to 3.5 years. Eight studies involving both men and women showed that vaginismus (8.4%-81%) and erectile dysfunction (10.5%-61%) were the most common causes of UCM. Three articles reported that 16.6% to 26% of all UCM cases were due to both male and female factors. Sildenafil, tadalafil, intracavernosal injection, penile plication, female genital reconstructive surgery, vaginal dilators, lubricants, psychosexual therapy, and sex education were the various treatment modalities in 27 studies to achieve consummation rate of 66.6% to 100%. STRENGTHS & LIMITATIONS A strength is that this is the first systematic review covering the entire spectrum of UCM. Limitations comprised the low quality of most of the included articles and the large percentage of UCM cases probably not published. CONCLUSION Erectile dysfunction and vaginismus are the most reported causes of UCM; however, a strong psychological component certainly underlies a significant number of cases. A multidisciplinary approach based on strategic integration of sex education, medical therapy, psychosexual support, and surgical treatment would seem the most suitable option to manage couples with UCM.
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- Pramod Krishnappa
- Andrology Division, Department of Urology and Robotic Surgery, AndroNeo, NU Hospitals, Bangalore 560010, India
- Orchidz Health, Bangalore 560054, India
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- Urology Unit, Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80100, Italy
- Department of Urology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, NU Fertility, NU Hospitals, Bangalore 560010, India
- Orchidz Health, Bangalore 560054, India
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- Department of Urology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
- Department of Urology, University of Verona, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona 37126, Italy
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- Andrology Division, Department of Urology and Robotic Surgery, AndroNeo, NU Hospitals, Bangalore 560010, India
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- Andrology Division, Department of Urology, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai 400050, India
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- Department of Urology and Robotic Surgery, Hospital Universitario La Zarzuela, Madrid 28023, Spain
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Ybarra ML, Saewyc E, Rosario M, Dunsiger S. Subgroup Analyses of Girl2Girl, a Text Messaging-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Sexual Minority Girls: Results from a National RCT. Prev Sci 2023; 24:292-299. [PMID: 36753043 PMCID: PMC10764459 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-023-01493-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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This study aims to investigate whether Girl2Girl, a text messaging-based pregnancy prevention program for cisgender LGB+ girls, had different effects on subgroups based on age, sexual identity, and experience with penile-vaginal sex. A total of 948 girls, 14-18 years old, were recruited nationally via social media and enrolled over the telephone. Once they completed the baseline, they were randomized to either Girl2Girl or an attention-matched control program that discussed "healthy lifestyle" topics (e.g., self-esteem). Both programs were 5 months long: Girls received daily messages for 8 weeks, and then went through a "latent" period of 3 months, and finished with a 1-week review. Outcome measures included condom-protected sex, uptake of other types of birth control, abstinence, and pregnancy. Measures were collected at baseline; 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and 12-month post-intervention end, which was 17 months after enrollment. Effect modification was examined using longitudinal mixed effects models. Overall, results suggested significant moderating effects of age, (f2 = .12), sexual identity (f2 < .14), and sexual experience (f2 = .11) on rates of condom use and use of other contraception. Although there were no significant moderating effects on pregnancy, abstinence, or intentions to use condoms, use birth control, or be abstinent, (p's > .16), patterns of effects were in the same direction as for significant findings. For example, at 9-month post-intervention, among those who identified as bisexual, the incidence rate of protected sex events was 39% higher for intervention vs. control (IRR = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.06-2.70), adjusting for baseline rate of condom use and sexual experience. Similarly, at 12 months, among bisexual participants, intervention participants had a significantly higher IRR of condom-protected sexual events (IRR = 2.65, 95% CI: 1.31-5.34). There were also higher odds of uptake of birth control use other than condoms for intervention vs. control at 6- (OR = 1.10, 95% CI: 1.01-1.77), 9 m (OR = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.07-1.89), and 12-month (OR = 1.13, 95% CI: 1.07-1.78) follow-up. Girl2Girl appears to be particularly effective for older adolescents, bisexual girls, and those who have already had penile-vaginal sex. No one single approach is going to affect teen pregnancy. Instead, it is more likely that different intervention content and delivery methods will be more accessible and salient to some but not other youth. Understanding for whom the intervention works is just as important as understanding for whom the intervention does not, as this can inform opportunities for future intervention development.Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov ID# NCT03029962.
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- Michele L Ybarra
- Center for Innovative Public Health Research, 555 El Camino Real #A347, CA, San Clemente, 92672, USA.
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- University of British Columbia School of Nursing, Vancouver, Canada
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- The City University of New York - City College and Graduate Center, New York, NY, USA
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Wilson KL, Axelson S, Garney WR, Garcia KM, Suellentrop K, Esquivel CH. Addressing Evaluation Barriers with Early Innovation Development for Adolescent-Focused Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions. Prev Sci 2023; 24:222-228. [PMID: 37653107 PMCID: PMC10764385 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-023-01578-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Most evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs focus on individual-level sexual health outcomes (e.g., STIs, pregnancy, teen births). To expand program and intervention approaches within teen pregnancy prevention (TPP), the Department of Health and Human Services funded two grantees, Innovative Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs (iTP3) and Innovation Next (IN) to support and enable early innovation to advance adolescent health and prevent teen pregnancy. The pipeline to support and enable innovation in adolescent health is complex, resulting in barriers and challenges to research and evaluation of novel programs. This paper presents some of the barriers encountered by the grantees. Data for this paper was collected from key personnel and secondary data sources. Focus group participants included seven representatives (n = 7) across the two organizations. Focus group questions assessed barriers related to innovative intervention development and evaluation. Key findings include four barriers to evaluation when fostering innovative adolescent-focused pregnancy prevention interventions. These included (a) funding constraints on evaluation activities, (b) innovation readiness for rigorous testing, (c) evaluation knowledge and expertise on innovation-development teams, and (d) challenges with evaluation requirements. Novel and promising system- and technology-focused interventions with the potential to impact TPP require alternative tools and approaches for evaluation. This would allow research to focus on how systems-level change mechanisms (i.e., policy, access to care) impact sexual risk behaviors and better understand ecological and social determinants of health for the priority population. The advancement of approaches to impact adolescent health identifies the need to expand the focus of evidence-based interventions beyond the adolescent themselves and understand approaches that impact external contexts and environments related to reducing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) risk-taking.
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- Kelly L Wilson
- Texas A&M University College Station, College Station, TX, USA.
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Vasilenko SA, Odejimi OA, Glassman JR, Potter SC, Drake PM, Coyle KK, Markham C, Emery ST, Peskin MF, Shegog R, Addy RC, Clark LF. Who Benefits from School-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs? Examining Multidimensional Moderators of Program Effectiveness Across Four Studies. Prev Sci 2023; 24:1535-1546. [PMID: 35994193 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-022-01423-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Recent research has suggested the importance of understanding for whom programs are most effective (Supplee et al., 2013) and that multidimensional profiles of risk and protective factors may moderate the effectiveness of programs (Lanza & Rhoades, 2012). For school-based prevention programs, moderators of program effectiveness may occur at both the individual and school levels. However, due to the relatively small number of schools in most individual trials, integrative data analysis across multiple studies may be necessary to fully understand the multidimensional individual and school factors that may influence program effectiveness. In this study, we applied multilevel latent class analysis to integrated data across four studies of a middle school pregnancy prevention program to examine moderators of program effectiveness on initiation of vaginal sex. Findings suggest that the program may be particularly effective for schools with USA-born students who speak another language at home. In addition, findings suggest potential positive outcomes of the program for individuals who are lower risk and engaging in normative dating or individuals with family risk. Findings suggest potential mechanisms by which teen pregnancy prevention programs may be effective.
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- University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, USA
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- University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, USA
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Decker MJ, Price M, Unti L, Firpo-Triplett R, Atyam T, Spitzer J, Coyle K. Monitoring unplanned sexual health curricula adaptations: Using results to improve fidelity and support implementation. Eval Program Plann 2022; 94:102126. [PMID: 35820289 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2022.102126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Maintaining fidelity to an evidence-based curriculum is important, yet educators may need to adapt to unexpected situations or particular contexts. The purpose of this study is to identify the reasons for unplanned adaptations during implementation of an evidence-based sexual health education program in California. Evaluators reviewed fidelity checklists from the implementation of 571 cohorts for activities with reported unplanned adaptations. Reasons were qualitatively coded and compared across two phases of implementation and by setting. Educators reported 319 unplanned adaptations, affecting 21.5% of the 571 cohorts and 2.9% of 13,782 activities. The most common reasons for unplanned adaptations were due to time management issues, site logistic issues, and to increase participant engagement. Over time, health educators reported fewer unplanned adaptations, particularly those due to time management, resulting in a decrease in the cohorts and activities affected. Adaptations to evidence-based curricula are necessary and often occur during implementation to fit local conditions and populations. Ongoing review of adaptation data provides an opportunity to refine training and technical assistance efforts. Guidance about the types of permitted adaptations and how to anticipate and plan for adaptations for future implementation can ensure fidelity to the core curriculum components and responsiveness to youth participants.
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- Martha J Decker
- Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 490 Illinois St, Floor 7, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, Floor 2, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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- Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 490 Illinois St, Floor 7, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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- ETR, 5619 Scotts Valley Dr, Suite 140, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, USA.
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- California Department of Public Health, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Division, PO Box 997377, MS 0500, Sacramento, CA 95899-7377, USA.
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- California Department of Public Health, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Division, PO Box 997377, MS 0500, Sacramento, CA 95899-7377, USA.
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- ETR, 5619 Scotts Valley Dr, Suite 140, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, USA.
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Benton AD, Nason E, Lewis C, Vinklarek A, Santana A. Dose Matters in Evaluation of a School-Based Adolescent Sexual Health Education Program. J Sch Health 2022; 92:815-821. [PMID: 35246980 PMCID: PMC9543517 DOI: 10.1111/josh.13158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Research on the effects of intervention dose on outcomes within adolescent sexual health education programming is lacking. Existing research on dose typically utilizes the number of sessions as a variable. In a school setting, there are scheduling limitations, student absences, and other logistical barriers that have the potential to affect the number of sessions for an intervention and, in turn, impact the efficacy of programming. METHODS This article evaluates the effectiveness of a school-based, peer-led adolescent comprehensive sexual health education program, with a focus on dose. A repeated measures MANOVA was used to evaluate the effects of individual difference variables and intervention variables on changes in participants' knowledge and attitudes across 2 time points. Additionally, paired t-tests were used to evaluate changes in specific behaviors. RESULTS Results indicated that knowledge improved following the intervention, and specifically larger doses, measured in minutes, of the intervention were associated with larger improvements in knowledge. There were no significant effects related to attitudes or behavioral outcomes. CONCLUSIONS This study adds to the knowledge base by including analysis of how the dose of intervention may impact youth outcomes. Implications for school health practices and research are discussed.
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- Amy D. Benton
- School of Social Work, Texas State University, 601 University DriveSan MarcosTX78666USA
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- School of Social Work, Texas State University, 601 University DriveSan MarcosTX78666USA
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- Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, 1925 San Jacinto BoulevardAustinTX78712USA
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- Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, 1925 San Jacinto BoulevardAustinTX78712USA
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- ETR Associates, 333 University Avenue, Suite 130SacramentoCA95825USA
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Foss L, Brown SA, Sutherland S, Miller CJ, Philliber S. A randomized controlled trial of the impact of the Teen Council peer education program on youth development. Health Educ Res 2022; 37:36-47. [PMID: 35134906 DOI: 10.1093/her/cyac001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This paper presents results of an impact evaluation of Teen Council, a program that trains youth as peer educators. Teen Council is designed to help peer educators make healthy sexual and reproductive decisions, increase their confidence and abilities to educate their peers and inspire them to advocate for just sexual policies. The program's impact on these educators was evaluated using a randomized controlled trial. Over 5 years, interested high school students in seven states were randomly assigned to a study condition. An intent-to-treat framework using ordinary least square (OLS) regression was employed to measure program effects. Relative to control, Teen Council youth showed enhanced comfort with their own sexuality, greater comfort with and more frequent communication with parents about sexuality and more positive sexual health behaviors, including accessing reproductive health care and adopting more effective means of contraception. Teen Council youth also reported greater confidence in talking with peers about sexuality and more confidence in their civic engagement skills.
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- L Foss
- Philliber Research & Evaluation, 16 Main Street, Accord, NY 12404, USA
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- Philliber Research & Evaluation, 16 Main Street, Accord, NY 12404, USA
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- Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands, 2001 E. Madison, Seattle, WA 98122, USA
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- Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands, 2001 E. Madison, Seattle, WA 98122, USA
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- Philliber Research & Evaluation, 16 Main Street, Accord, NY 12404, USA
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Teshale AB. Factors associated with unmet need for family planning in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel multinomial logistic regression analysis. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0263885. [PMID: 35143584 PMCID: PMC8830726 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background More than one out of every ten married women in the world, and one out of every five women in Africa, have unmet family planning needs. Despite this, studies concerning sub-Saharan Africa as well as the community-level factors that may influence the unmet need for family planning are scarce. Objective To assess factors associated with unmet need for family planning in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods This study used the nineteen demographic and health surveys (DHS) conducted between 2015 and 2020 in sub-Saharan Africa. A total weighted sample of 175, 820 women of reproductive age who were married during the survey was used for this study. To assess the factors associated with unmet need for family planning, I have employed a multilevel multinomial logistic regression model. After selecting variables using the bivariable analysis, a multivariable model was fitted. Finally, an adjusted relative risk ratio with its 95% Confidence Interval was reported and variables with a p-value less than 0.05 were declared to be significant predictors of unmet need for family planning. Result The overall prevalence of unmet need for family planning in sub-Saharan Africa was 23.70%, of which unmet need for spacing and limiting was 15.81% and 7.90% respectively. In the multivariable multilevel multinomial model, women’s age, women’s education, age at cohabitation, heard about family planning through media, parity, number of under-five children, and knowledge about modern contraceptive methods were among the individual-level factors that were associated with both the unmet need for spacing and limiting. Place of residence, community level of women illiteracy, and region were among the community-level factors that were associated with both unmet needs for spacing and limiting. Household size and visiting the health facility in the last 12 months were associated with unmet need for spacing only and husband education was associated with unmet need for limiting only. Conclusion Unmet need for family planning in sub-Saharan Africa was high. Both individual and community level factors were associated with both unmet need for spacing and limiting. Therefore, it is better to consider interventions at both individual and community levels.
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- Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Tingey L, Chambers R, Patel H, Littlepage S, Lee S, Lee A, Susan D, Melgar L, Slimp A, Rosenstock S. Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Pregnancy Prevention Among Native American Youths: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 2016-2018. Am J Public Health 2021; 111:1874-1884. [PMID: 34529503 PMCID: PMC8561210 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2021.306447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of the Respecting the Circle of Life program (RCL) among Native American youths 11 to 19 years of age residing in a rural reservation community in the southwestern United States. Methods. Between 2016 and 2018, we conducted a randomized controlled trial of the RCL program with 534 Native youths. Participants completed assessments at baseline and 9 and 12 months after the intervention. We conducted intention-to-treat analyses based on study group randomization. Results. At 9 months, intervention participants had significantly better condom use self-efficacy (P < .001), higher intentions to use condoms (P = .024) and abstain from sex (P = .008), and better contraceptive use self-efficacy (P < .001) than control participants, as well as better condom use (P = .032) and contraceptive use (P = .002) negotiation skills. At 12 months, intervention participants had significantly better sexual and reproductive health knowledge (P = .021), condom use self-efficacy (P < .001), contraceptive use self-efficacy (P < .001), and contraceptive use negotiation skills (P = .004) than control participants. Intervention participants reported significantly more communication with their parents about sexual and reproductive health than control participants at both 9 and 12 months (P = .042 and P = .001, respectively). Conclusions. The RCL program has a significant impact on key factors associated with pregnancy prevention among Native youths and should be used as an adolescent pregnancy prevention strategy. Trial Registration. Clinical Trials.gov identifier: NCT02904629. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(10): 1874-1884. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306447).
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- Lauren Tingey
- The authors are with the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- The authors are with the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- The authors are with the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- The authors are with the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- The authors are with the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- The authors are with the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- The authors are with the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- The authors are with the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- The authors are with the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- The authors are with the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Advances in the treatment of congenital heart disease (CHD) have increased life expectancy, entailing medical surveillance for a considerable number of adolescents and young adults with CHD for issues arising in areas such as sexual health. This study aimed to assess the sexual knowledge and the needs for sexual health education among this group. The participants comprised 53 young adult outpatients (27 males, median age: 23 years) who had undergone surgical interventions (median: 3 times) for CHD. The Knowledge related to Safe Sex Practice scale (KSSP), an assessment tool containing 15 questions on sexual knowledge, was administered, and the rates of correct answers for each item and the overall scale were compared with the age and sex of a control group (n = 164). The overall mean KSSP score of the participant group (10.5 ± 1.8) was significantly lower than that of the control group (11.1 ± 1.9, p = .035). The KSSP scores of the participants with low peripheral oxygen saturation (SaO2 < 95%) were significantly lower (9.77 ± 1.85) than those with normal SaO2 (11.06 ± 1.85, p = .009). Regarding sexual health education, the participants reported receiving information about contraception as more important than other areas of sexual health. The rate of incorrect answers was higher for questions regarding natural ways of contraception utilizing infertile periods in the menstrual cycle. Based on an informed understanding of those with CHD, healthcare providers in this field should develop customized sexual health education for adolescents and young adults with CHD and implement customized sexual health education, including effective contraception methods.
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- Su Jin Kwon
- Congenital Heart Disease Center, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Dankook University, Chungnam, Korea
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BACKGROUND Although lesbian, gay, bisexual and other sexual minority (LGB+) girls are more likely than heterosexual girls to be pregnant during adolescence, relevant pregnancy prevention programming is lacking. METHODS A national randomized controlled trial was conducted with 948 14- to 18-year-old cisgender LGB+ girls assigned to either Girl2Girl or an attention-matched control group. Participants were recruited on social media between January 2017 and January 2018 and enrolled over the telephone. Between 5 and 10 text messages were sent daily for 7 weeks. Both experimental arms ended with a 1-week booster delivered 12 weeks subsequently. RESULTS A total of 799 (84%) participants completed the intervention end survey. Participants were, on average, 16.1 years of age (SD: 1.2 years). Forty-three percent were minority race; 24% were Hispanic ethnicity. Fifteen percent lived in a rural area and 29% came from a low-income household. Girl2Girl was associated with significantly higher rates of condom-protected sex (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.48, P < .001), current use of birth control other than condoms (aOR = 1.60, P = .02), and intentions to use birth control among those not currently on birth control (aOR = 1.93, P = .001). Differences in pregnancy were clinically but not statistically significant (aOR = 0.43, P = .23). Abstinence (aOR = 0.82, P = .34), intentions to be abstinent (aOR = 0.95, P = .77), and intentions to use condoms (aOR = 1.09, P = .59) were similar by study arm. CONCLUSIONS Girl2Girl appears to be associated with increases in pregnancy preventive behaviors for LGB+ girls, at least in the short-term. Comprehensive text messaging-based interventions could be used more widely to promote adolescent sexual health behaviors across the United States.
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- Michele Ybarra
- Center for Innovative Public Health Research, San Clemente, California
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- City College and Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, New York; and
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- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Center for Innovative Public Health Research, San Clemente, California
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Rothman EF, Beckmeyer JJ, Herbenick D, Fu TC, Dodge B, Fortenberry JD. The Prevalence of Using Pornography for Information About How to Have Sex: Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey of U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults. Arch Sex Behav 2021; 50:629-646. [PMID: 33398696 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-020-01877-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We analyzed cross-sectional data collected from a U.S. nationally representative survey of individuals ages 14-24 years old on what sources of information from the past year they considered to be the most helpful about how to have sex (n = 600 adolescents ages 14-17 years old, and n = 666 young adults ages 18-24 years old). Among the 324 adolescents who indicated that they had been helped by at least one source of information, helpful information was most likely to have come from parents (31.0%) and friends (21.6%). Only 8.4% of adolescents said pornography was helpful. However, for those in the 18-24-year-old age group, pornography was the most commonly endorsed helpful source (24.5%), as compared to other possible options such as sexual partners, friends, media, and health care professionals. Multivariable regression analyses revealed that indicating that pornography was the most helpful source of information about how to have sex, compared to the other sources, was inversely associated with being female (OR = 0.32, p = .001), inversely associated with identifying as bisexual compared to heterosexual (OR = 0.15, p = .038), positively associated with being Black compared to being white non-Hispanic (OR = 4.26, p = .021), inversely associated with reporting a household income of either $25 K to $49,999 (OR = 0.31, p = .010) or $50 K to $74,999 (OR = 0.36, p = .019) compared to more than $75 K, and positively associated with having masturbated (OR = 13.20, p = .005). Subsequent research should investigate the role of pornography in both adolescent and adult sexual development, including why one-quarter of U.S. young adults say that pornography is a helpful source of information about how to have sex and what they think that they are learning from it.
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- Emily F Rothman
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Ave., Floor 4, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
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- Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
- Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
- Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
- Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
- Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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Clonan-Roy K, Goncy EA, Naser SC, Fuller KA, DeBoard A, Williams A, Hall A. Preserving Abstinence and Preventing Rape: How Sex Education Textbooks Contribute to Rape Culture. Arch Sex Behav 2021; 50:231-245. [PMID: 33051778 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-020-01816-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Recent academic and popular conversations regarding #MeToo, sexual violence and harassment, and rape culture have begun to focus on K-12 educational spaces in the U.S., but they rarely examine how educational curricula actually foster or combat these dynamics. In this article, we present a qualitative content analysis of health education textbooks, which explores the following question: What implicit and explicit messages do youth receive about sexual violence, and specifically, sexual violence prevention in health education textbooks? As we explored this question, we analyzed the roles that sex education curricula may play in shaping (e.g., contributing to, intervening upon) rape culture. We found the following messages across textbooks: abstinence is the only way to preserve one's safety; lack of abstinence increases risks, including the risk of being raped; and girls/women must assume personal responsibility and enact strategies that preserve one's abstinence and prevent them from being raped. This article concludes by teasing out how curricula can shape interactions, relationships, and culture, and by offering recommendations for improving sex education curricula.
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- Katherine Clonan-Roy
- Faculty of Curriculum and Foundations, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Julka Hall 377, Cleveland, OH, 44115, USA.
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- Faculty of Psychology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Faculty of Psychology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Speech and Hearing Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Seiler-Ramadas R, Grabovac I, Niederkrotenthaler T, Dorner TE. Adolescents' Perspective on Their Sexual Knowledge and the Role of School in Addressing Emotions in Sex Education: An Exploratory Analysis of Two School Types in Austria. J Sex Res 2020; 57:1180-1188. [PMID: 32808815 DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2020.1802644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Sex education for adolescents should include building knowledge on the emotional, social and physical aspects of sexuality. This study aimed to find out how adolescents from two different school types perceived their own knowledge on sexual matters, the importance they placed on sex education in school, and how well they felt that emotional, social and physical issues were raised within the frame of sex education. A cross-sectional 74-item questionnaire survey was conducted among adolescents (n = 198, age 13-16 years) from two secondary schools and one polytechnic school in Austria. From the linear regression analyses, secondary school students felt more knowledgeable on sexual matters than polytechnic students (beta = -0.288, p = .005). Secondary school students had more knowledge on the biology of sexuality but were less informed of the emotional aspects and other topics masturbation [mean score (SD)] [2.42(1.24) vs 3.42(1.44); p < .001], forms of sexual contact [2.81(1.08) vs 3.54(1.22), p = .006] and dealing with love and sexual feelings in relationships [2.68(1.19) vs 3.33(2.60); p = .030] than polytechnic students. While teachers were considered important providers of sex education, a more varied and practical means of learning was desired. Sex education should allow for the interplay between fact and emotion using varied teaching and learning strategies.
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- R Seiler-Ramadas
- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Centre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Centre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Centre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Centre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna
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Aventin Á, Gough A, McShane T, Gillespie K, O'Hare L, Young H, Lewis R, Warren E, Buckley K, Lohan M. Engaging parents in digital sexual and reproductive health education: evidence from the JACK trial. Reprod Health 2020; 17:132. [PMID: 32854734 PMCID: PMC7450800 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-020-00975-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Research evidence and international policy highlight the central role that parents play in promoting positive sexual behaviour and outcomes in their children, however they can be difficult to engage in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education programmes. Digital health promotion that uses online and mobile technologies (OMTs) to promote parent-child communication may offer an innovative solution to reach parents, however, few programmes have used OMTs to involve parents in SRH, and none have reported lessons learned in relation to optimising engagement. This study addresses this gap in the literature by reporting acceptability and feasibility of using OMTs to engage parents in SRH education. Findings will be relevant for those wishing to develop and implement digital SRH programmes with parents internationally. METHODS The Jack Trial is a UK-wide cluster randomised controlled trial recruiting over 8000 adolescents from 66 socially and religiously diverse post-primary schools. An embedded mixed-methods process evaluation explored user engagement with parent components of the If I Were Jack SRH education programme, which include online animated films and a parent-teen homework exercise. RESULTS A total of 109 adolescents, teachers, parents and SRH policy experts took part in semi-structured interviews and focus groups, 134 parents responded to an online survey, and 3179 adolescents completed a programme engagement and satisfaction questionnaire. Parents who accessed the materials were positive about them; 87% rated them as 'good or excellent' and 67% said they helped them have conversations with their child about SRH. Web analytics revealed that 27% of contacted parents accessed the digital materials, with 9% viewing the animated films. Only 38% of teachers implemented the homework exercise, mainly because they assumed that students would not complete it or it might result in backlash from parents. CONCLUSIONS While digital parental materials show promise for engaging parents in SRH education, this study suggests that in order to optimise engagement, parental components that give parents the necessary skills to have conversations with their children about sex should be coupled with efforts to increase school and teacher confidence to communicate with parents on sensitive topics. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN99459996 .
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- Áine Aventin
- School of Nursing & Midwifery and Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery and Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery and Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery and Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work and Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Univeristy of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Public Health Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England, UK
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- School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery and Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Alsuliman T, Baylet C, Casabona A, Dann MP, De Bentzmann N, Fontoura ML, Genty C, Huynh A, Ibled D, Mercier L, Poirot C, Porcheron S, Tourette-Turgis C, Vernant JP, Vexiau-Robert D, Yakoub-Agha I, Nguyen S. [Sexual and emotional life after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant: Guidelines and patient booklet from the Francophone Society of Bone marrow Transplant and Cellular therapy (SFGM-TC)]. Bull Cancer 2020; 107:S151-S158. [PMID: 32747052 DOI: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2020.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The Francophone Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (SFGM-TC) organises annual workshops in an attempt to harmonise clinical practices among different francophone transplantation centres. The SFGM-TC harmonisation workshops aim at establishing practical guidelines, on the one hand, from data from the literature and international recommendations and, on the other hand, by consensus in the absence of formally proven data. The sexual and emotional life of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells transplanted (HSCT) patients is often very impacted and remains a subject relatively little addressed by patients and caregivers. This article is an update from a previous workshop and is accompanied by a patient booklet, which will be included in the post allograft follow-up workbook published by the SFGM-TC. The purpose of these two documents is to facilitate discussions between patients and caregivers on the subject and to present proposals for follow-up and tools to better manage the sexual and emotional life of allotransplanted patients.
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- Tamim Alsuliman
- Hôpital Saint-Antoine , AP-HP, Sorbonne université, service d'hématologie et thérapie cellulaire, 184, rue de Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France.
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- CHU d'Angers, service des maladies du sang, 4, rue Larrey, 49000 Angers, France.
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- AP-HP Sorbonne, site Pitié-Salpêtrière, service d'hématologie clinique, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France.
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- AP-HP Sorbonne, site Pitié-Salpêtrière, service d'hématologie clinique, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France.
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- IUCT-Oncopole, service d'hématologie greffe, 1, avenue Irène-Joliot-Curie, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
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- CHRU de Dupuytren, service d'hématologie et de thérapie cellulaire, 2, avenue Martin Luther King, 87042 Limoges, France.
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- IUCT-Oncopole, service d'hématologie greffe, 1, avenue Irène-Joliot-Curie, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
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- AP-HP Sorbonne, site Pitié-Salpêtrière, service d'hématologie clinique, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France.
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- IUCT-Oncopole, service d'hématologie greffe, 1, avenue Irène-Joliot-Curie, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
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- Hôpital Saint-Louis, unité AJA, préservation de la fertilité, service d'hématologie, 1, avenue Claude-Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France.
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- CLCC Henri-Becquerel, unité de soins intensifs hématologie, 1, rue d'Amiens, 76038 Rouen cedex, France.
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- AP-HP Sorbonne, site Pitié-Salpêtrière, service d'hématologie clinique, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France.
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- AP-HP Sorbonne, site Pitié-Salpêtrière, service d'hématologie clinique, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France.
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Rollston R, Wilkinson E, Abouelazm R, Mladenov P, Horanieh N, Jabbarpour Y. Comprehensive sexuality education to address gender-based violence. Lancet 2020; 396:148-150. [PMID: 32615078 PMCID: PMC7324110 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31477-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Rebekah Rollston
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Malden, MA 02148, USA.
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- United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), Cairo, Egypt
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- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Inthavong K, Ha LTH, Anh LTK, Sychareun V. Knowledge of safe sex and sexually transmitted infections among high school students, Vientiane Prefecture, Lao PDR. Glob Health Action 2020; 13:1785159. [PMID: 32741352 PMCID: PMC7480502 DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1785159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Adolescent knowledge of safe sex and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can reduce the risk of STIs as well as unplanned pregnancies. OBJECTIVE To describe the knowledge of safe sex and STIs and to identify related factors among high school students in Vientiane Prefecture, Lao PDR. METHOD This was an analytical cross-sectional study conducted at one high school from January to February 2019. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from respondents. The questionnaires were completed by 337 respondents who were selected by stratified random sampling. The data collected were entered into and analysed using EpiData and Stata 13.0 software. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied to determine the factors associated with knowledge of safe sex and STIs. RESULTS The results showed that nearly half of the participants (49.5%) had a good knowledge of safe sex and 51.9% of the respondents had a good knowledge of STIs. Significant positive associations were shown between knowledge of safe sex by students living with other people, those who had studied family planning and had religious beliefs reflecting acceptance to using birth control. Other factors positively associated with knowledge of STIs were students being in Grade 10, and who had studied STIs including HIV/AIDS. CONCLUSION In this study, approximately half of the participants were aware of safe sex and had knowledge of STIs. There is a need to have comprehensive sexual education, particularly emphasising family planning, STIs, and HIV/AIDS for all grades in school.
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- Khonesavanh Inthavong
- Faculty of Public Health, University of Health Sciences, Vientiane, Lao PDR
- Hanoi University of Public Health, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Behavior and Health Education, Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Health, Hanoi University of Public Health, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Fundamental Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, Ministry of Health, Hanoi University of Public Health, Vietnam
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Sexual violence (SV) represents a serious public health problem with high rates and numerous health consequences. Current primary prevention strategies to reduce SV perpetration have been shown to be largely ineffective-not surprisingly, since as others have pointed out current prevention largely fails to draw on existing knowledge about the characteristics of effective prevention. In this article, we examine the potential of K-12 comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), guided by the National Sexuality Education Standards (NSES), to be an effective strategy. Our discussion uses socioecological and feminist theories as a guide, examines the extent to which NSES-guided CSE could both meet the qualities of effective prevention programs and mitigate the risk factors that are most implicated in perpetration behavior, and considers the potential limitations of this approach. We suggest that sequential, K-12 program has potential to prevent the emergence of risk factors associated with SV perpetration by starting prevention early on in the life course. CSE has not yet been evaluated with SV perpetration behavior as an outcome, and this article synthesizes what is known about drivers of SV perpetration and the potential impacts of CSE to argue for the importance of future research in this area. The primary recommendation is for longitudinal research to examine the impact of CSE on SV perpetration as well as on other sexual and reproductive health outcomes.
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- Professor of Sociomedical SciencesMailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
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Paschen-Wolff MM, Reddy V, Matebeni Z, Southey-Swartz I, Sandfort T. HIV and sexually transmitted infection knowledge among women who have sex with women in four Southern African countries. Cult Health Sex 2020; 22:705-721. [PMID: 31345116 PMCID: PMC6982583 DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2019.1629627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Women who have sex with women in Southern Africa, where HIV prevalence is high, are often presumed to have minimal risk for sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV despite research documenting female-to-female transmission. This study examined the demographic and social factors contributing to female-to-female STI/HIV transmission knowledge among Southern African women who have sex with women using an integrated model of health literacy. In collaboration with community-based organisations in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, data were collected through anonymous surveys (N = 591). Multivariable stepwise forward logistic regression assessed independent associations between participant characteristics and high vs. low knowledge using five items. Overall, 64.4% (n = 362) of women had high knowledge; 35.6% (n = 200) had low knowledge. Higher education (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 2.24, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.48, 3.40), regular income (aOR: 2.14, 95% CI: 1.43, 3.21), residence in Botswana (aOR: 3.12, 95% CI: 1.15, 8.48) and having ever received tailored STI/HIV information (aOR: 2.17, 95% CI: 1.41, 3.32) predicted significantly higher odds of high knowledge in the final multivariable model. Results suggest opportunities for peer-led sexual health programming and expanded HIV prevention campaigns addressing women who have sex with women.
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- Margaret M. Paschen-Wolff
- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the NY State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa
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- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
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- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the NY State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa
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Flores DD, Rosario AA, Bond KT, Villarruel AM, Bauermeister JA. Parents ASSIST (Advancing Supportive and Sexuality-Inclusive Sex Talks): Iterative Development of a Sex Communication Video Series for Parents of Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Male Adolescents. J Fam Nurs 2020; 26:90-101. [PMID: 32003286 DOI: 10.1177/1074840719897905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Effective parent-child sex communication enhances heterosexual youths' efficacy to engage in health promotive behaviors, yet there is scarce research on parent-child sex communication with gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ) sons during adolescence. Our aim is to describe the development of Parents ASSIST, a web-based series of animated videos for parents of GBQ adolescent males focused on (a) parental education about sexual health topics pertinent to this population's same-sex concerns, (b) modeling of communication skills for parents to broach and sustain inclusive discussions at home, and (c) norming the role of providers as reliable sources of support when parents seek GBQ-related health information. Community-based advisory boards, comprised of parents and health care providers, respectively, informed the intervention development. Based on study notes and the research team's reflections, we present lessons learned that focus on content-based and logistical challenges that arose during the intervention development process. This study extends practice and patient education by providing an innovative, primary intervention that partners with parents of an underserved youth population.
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- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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BACKGROUND Sexual dysfunction following stroke is common but often is poorly managed. As awareness of sexual dysfunction following stroke increases as an important issue, a clearer evidence base for interventions for sexual dysfunction is needed to optimise management. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to reduce sexual dysfunction following stroke, and to assess adverse events associated with interventions for sexual dysfunction following stroke. SEARCH METHODS We conducted the search on 27 November 2019. We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL; from June 2014), in the Cochrane Library; MEDLINE (from 1950); Embase (from 1980); the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL; from 1982); the Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED; from 1985); PsycINFO (from 1806); the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro; from 1999); and 10 additional bibliographic databases and ongoing trial registers. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that compared pharmacological treatments, mechanical devices, or complementary medicine interventions versus placebo. We also included other non-pharmacological interventions (such as education or therapy), which were compared against usual care or different forms of intervention (such as different intensities) for treating sexual dysfunction in stroke survivors. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently selected eligible studies, extracted data, and assessed study quality. We determined the risk of bias for each study and performed a 'best evidence' synthesis using the GRADE approach. MAIN RESULTS We identified three RCTs with a total of 212 participants. We noted significant heterogeneity in interventions (one pharmacological, one physiotherapy-based, and one psycho-educational), and all RCTs were small and of 'low' or 'very low' quality. Based on these RCTs, data are insufficient to provide any reliable indication of benefit or risk to guide clinical practice in terms of the use of sertraline, specific pelvic floor muscle training, or individualised sexual rehabilitation. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Use of sertraline to treat premature ejaculation needs to be tested in further RCTs. The lack of benefit with structured sexual rehabilitation and pelvic floor physiotherapy should not be interpreted as proof of ineffectiveness. Well-designed, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trials of long-term duration are needed to determine the effectiveness of various types of interventions for sexual dysfunction. It should be noted, however, that it may not be possible to double-blind trials of complex interventions.
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- Hezekiah Stratton
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Thrive Rehab, Melbourne, Australia
- Allied Health Department (Occupational Therapy Services), The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Urology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- Epworth Monash Rehabilitation Medicine, Melbourne, Australia
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Takeuchi YL, Veys C, Sanchez O. [« Let's talk about sex » : adolescent boys' sexual health in the primary care setting]. Rev Med Suisse 2020; 16:765-768. [PMID: 32320150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Despite obvious needs, adolescent boys do not access information and care in the field of sexual and reproductive health as easily as adolescent girls. The primary care setting gives the opportunity to tackle sexuality topics with boys. It allows to defuse frequent causes of concern in this crucial developmental phase, in a proactive and open-minded way, while focusing on strengths rather than on risks. It also allows to discuss masculine norms and their impact on health, and to come up with essential prevention elements. It is -necessary to focus on boys' health to have them involved in a -changing process on behalf of their own health but also on behalf of girls' and young women's health.
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- Yusuke Leo Takeuchi
- Division interdisciplinaire de santé des adolescents, DFME, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne
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- Office AI pour les assurés résidant à l'étranger, CdC, Avenue Edmond-Vaucher 18, 1211 Genève
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- Service de chirurgie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, DFME, CURCP, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne
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Lee PI, Lai HR, Lin PC, Kuo SY, Lin YK, Chen SR, Lee PH. Effects of a parenting sexual education program for immigrant parents: A cluster randomized trial. Patient Educ Couns 2020; 103:343-349. [PMID: 31451362 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim was to assess the effects of a parental sex education program on knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and practices among immigrant parents. METHODS A cluster randomized trial was conducted at immigrant activity centers in northern Taiwan. Recruited participants were randomly assigned to an experimental (four centers, n = 86) or control (four centers, n = 67) group. A practical booklet and a booster session were delivered. In total, 132 participants' knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and practice of parenting sexual education were examined at the baseline and 6 weeks after the intervention. RESULTS After controlling for possible confounders, the posttest scores of self-efficacy of the experimental group were higher than those of the control group. The Johnson-Neyman procedure indicated that the intervention was effective for participants who had pretest knowledge, attitude, and practice scores of <14.62, <110.27, and <41.5, respectively. CONCLUSIONS An intervention with both practical booklet and booster session can improve knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy and practices of parental sex education among immigrant parents. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS In addition to practical booklets, health care professionals should provide booster sessions that meet the needs of immigrant parents to prevent sexual problems among children and adolescents at an early age.
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- Pei-I Lee
- School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Department of Nursing, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Master Program in Long-Term Care, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Research Center of Biostatistics, School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Post-Baccalaureate Program in Nursing and School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Pornography has been theorized to affect sexual satisfaction for decades, yet only two prospective studies, both conducted in the Netherlands, have explored this link among adolescents. Given the unprecedented availability of (online) sexually explicit content and the potential importance of its relationship to sexual satisfaction for young people, we have revisited the association between these variables in a less sexually permissive society. Using a panel sample of 775 female and 514 male Croatian high school students (Mage at baseline = 15.9 years, SD = 0.52) and latent growth curve modeling with six observation points, we did not find a significant association between changes in the frequency of adolescents' pornography use over time and their sexual satisfaction at wave six. The association between the initial levels of pornography use and sexual satisfaction, which, if present, would have indicated a possible relationship during middle adolescence, was also null. These patterns were similar across genders. Possible explanations for the difference between our results and the results of the previous studies are discussed.
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- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
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Although some positive outcomes for pornography engagement have been highlighted, researchers and educators have also expressed concerns about youth pornography engagement and have called for porn literacy education to be incorporated into sex education programs. As yet, there is lack of agreement regarding intervention development. This study aimed to engage participants in the identification of relevant curriculum content. Participatory methods of data collection were used with 54 young adults aged 18 to 29 to generate core concepts for porn literacy education, and these concepts were subsequently explored in group interviews. Findings suggest that the proposed learning outcomes should focus on reducing shame regarding pornography engagement and improving critical thinking skills regarding the following sexual health topics: body image comparisons and dissatisfaction; sexual and gender-based violence; fetishising of gay and transgender communities; and setting unrealistic standards for sex. Methods of engagement for porn literacy, gendered differences, and important findings that are specific to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, plus (LGBT+) persons are discussed, and recommendations regarding future research and intervention development are outlined.
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- Kate Dawson
- School of Psychology, National University of Ireland
- School of Health Promotion, National University of Ireland
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- School of Psychology, National University of Ireland
- School of Health Promotion, National University of Ireland
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- School of Psychology, National University of Ireland
- School of Health Promotion, National University of Ireland
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of an electronic sexual health module for inpatient adolescent girls and assess the preliminary effect on uptake of sexual health services. METHODS We recruited girls 14 to 18 years old admitted to the hospitalist service of 1 academic children's hospital from January 2016 to October 2016. Participants completed an electronic sexual health module that included a sexual health assessment, tailored feedback (randomized for half of the participants only), and a questionnaire to request sexual health services. Participation and completion rates, along with effects of tailored feedback, risk perception, age group, and sexual activity on uptake of services, were examined. RESULTS Seventy-seven percent of eligible participants who were approached enrolled in the study (n = 66 of 86). The completion rate was 100%. Fifty-three percent (n = 35) requested some form of sexual health service; of these, 83% (n = 29) requested to watch a contraception video. There was no statistically significant difference in the frequency of requests for those who received tailored feedback and for those who did not (57% vs 48%; P = .48). Younger teens and those without sexual experience made requests similar to older and sexually experienced girls except regarding sexually transmitted infection testing, which was significantly higher in the latter populations. CONCLUSIONS This pilot study demonstrated reasonable feasibility and acceptability of a standardized sexual health module for adolescent girls admitted to the general pediatric wards. Videos focused on adolescent health were of particular interest to this population. Further study should examine the impact of such a module on long-term sexual health behaviors.
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- Alison Riese
- Departments of Pediatrics and
- Lifespan Injury Prevention Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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- School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; and
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Brandon-Friedman RA. Youth Sexual Development: A Primer for Social Workers. Soc Work 2019; 64:356-364. [PMID: 31560774 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swz027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Sexuality and sexual expression are core aspects of most clients' lives, yet most schools of social work fail to cover sexual development, leaving social workers uninformed about this essential area of human development. This is particularly the case when the sexual development of youths is concerned, as youth sexuality is often considered too controversial to explore. Considering a positive approach to youth sexuality that seeks to enhance youths' sexual development and promote their achievement of full sexual and reproductive rights, this article seeks to provide social workers with a resource they can use to enhance their understanding of youth sexual development and its applicability to social work practice. The two main theoretical orientations used to understand sexual identity development are covered as well as the research support for each. Following the explanation of theory is a discussion of how the two theoretical orientations can be integrated to form a more expansive base for the understanding of sexual identity development. A final section provides guidance on how an advanced understanding of youthful sexual identity development can enhance social work practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
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Frederico M, Arnaldo C, Michielsen K, Decat P. Adult and young women communication on sexuality: a pilot intervention in Maputo-Mozambique. Reprod Health 2019; 16:144. [PMID: 31533752 PMCID: PMC6751840 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-019-0809-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Communication on sexuality within the family has been considered a determinant factor for the sexual behaviour of young women, contributing to delaying sexual initiation. Taking into account that young women are increasingly exposed to sexualized messages, they need clear, trustful and open communication on sexuality more than ever. However, in Mozambique, communication about sexuality is hampered by strict social norms. This paper evaluates the case of an intervention aimed at reducing the generational barrier for talking about sexuality and to contribute to better communication within the family context. METHODS The intervention consisted of three weekly one-hour coached sessions in which female adults and young interacted about sexuality. Realist evaluation was used as a framework to assess context, mechanisms, and outcomes of the intervention. Interviews were conducted among 13 participants of the sessions. RESULT The interaction sessions were positively appreciated by the participants and contributed to change norms and attitudes towards communication on sexuality within families. Recognition of similarities and awareness of differences were key in the mechanisms leading to these outcomes. This was reinforced by the use of visual materials and the atmosphere of respect and freedom of speech that characterized the interactions. Limiting factors were related to the long-standing taboo on sexuality and existing misconceptions on sexuality education and talks about sex. CONCLUSION By elucidating mechanisms and contextual factors our study adds knowledge on strategies to improve transgenerational communication about sexuality.
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- Mónica Frederico
- International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Department of Public Health and Primary Care, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, UZ Belgium
- Centro de Estudos Africanos, Departmento de Estudos de Desenvolvimento e Género, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Moçambique, Julius Nyerere Ave., Main Campus, P.O.Box 1993, Maputo, Mozambique
- Departmento de Estudos de Desenvolvimento e Género, Centro de Estudos Africanos, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Moçambique, Julius Nyerere Ave., Main Campus, P.O.Box 1993, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Centro de Estudos Africanos, Departmento de Estudos de Desenvolvimento e Género, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Moçambique, Julius Nyerere Ave., Main Campus, P.O.Box 1993, Maputo, Mozambique
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- International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Department of Public Health and Primary Care, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, UZ Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Stevenson EL. Unexpected Influences-A Maternity Nursing Career and the Next Generation. Nurs Womens Health 2019; 23:370-372. [PMID: 31299178 DOI: 10.1016/j.nwh.2019.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A nurse reflects on what her daughters have picked up from her career in maternity nursing, education, and research.
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Godbout N, Bakhos G, Dussault É, Hébert M. Childhood Interpersonal Trauma and Sexual Satisfaction in Patients Seeing Sex Therapy: Examining Mindfulness and Psychological Distress as Mediators. J Sex Marital Ther 2019; 46:43-56. [PMID: 31250709 DOI: 10.1080/0092623x.2019.1626309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Mindful attention and awareness may promote sexual satisfaction. However, experiencing cumulative childhood interpersonal trauma (CCT; sexual abuse, neglect, etc.) is associated with distress, which might interfere with dispositional mindfulness and lead to lower sexual satisfaction. Although the concept of mindfulness emerged as an interesting variable to understand sexual difficulties, little empirical data are available on this topic. This study tested an integrative mediation model of the relation between CCT, psychological distress, dispositional mindfulness, and sexual satisfaction within a clinical sample of 410 adult patients consulting in sex therapy. Patients completed questionnaires assessing CCT, psychological distress, dispositional mindfulness, and sexual satisfaction. Results showed that the majority of patients reported experiences of childhood interpersonal trauma. Path analyses highlighted three distinct significant paths from CCT to sexual satisfaction. First, dispositional mindfulness mediated the relationship between CCT and sexual satisfaction. Second, psychological distress also mediated the relationship between CCT and sexual satisfaction. Third, the effect of CCT on sexual satisfaction was sequentially mediated through greater levels of psychological distress and lower levels of dispositional mindfulness. The model explained 19% of the variance in sexual satisfaction. Findings suggest that dispositional mindfulness and psychological distress are key processes explaining sexual satisfaction in CCT survivors.
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Peterson AJ, Donze M, Allen E, Bonell C. Effects of Interventions Addressing School Environments or Educational Assets on Adolescent Sexual Health: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Perspect Sex Reprod Health 2019; 51:91-107. [PMID: 31108026 DOI: 10.1363/psrh.12102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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CONTEXT School-based interventions that aim to modify sexual health knowledge, attitudes and behaviors have mixed and often unsustained effects on adolescent sexual health outcomes. However, observational evidence suggests that broader school-related factors, such as school climate and academic attainment, can influence outcomes. METHODS Nine databases were searched in July 2017 for randomized and quasi-experimental evaluations of interventions addressing school-level environment or student-level educational assets, to examine whether such interventions can promote young people's sexual health. Searches were limited to studies published since 1990 but were not restricted by language. Studies were assessed for risk of bias and synthesized narratively and meta-analytically. RESULTS Searches yielded 11 evaluations, published from 1999 to 2016, of interventions related to school-level environment or student-level educational assets. Because of inconsistent reporting, the risk of bias was not clear for most studies, and meta-analysis was possible for only one outcome. The meta-analysis of three randomized trials provided some evidence that school-environment interventions may delay sexual debut (pooled odds ratio, 0.5). Narrative synthesis of the remaining outcomes found mixed results, but suggests that interventions addressing school-level environment may delay sexual debut and that those addressing student-level educational assets may reduce risk of pregnancy and STDs. CONCLUSIONS Additional and more rigorous evidence is needed to assess the probability that interventions addressing school-related factors are effective and to provide better understanding of the mechanisms by which they may work to improve adolescent sexual health.
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- Amy J Peterson
- Program Manager, ETR, Scotts Valley, CA
- Doctoral Degree Candidate, Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
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- City Research Scientist, Division of Epidemiology, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York
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- Professor, Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
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- Professor, Department of Public Health Sociology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
- Head, Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
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Feroz A, Abrejo F, Ali SA, Nuruddin R, Saleem S. Using mobile phones to improve young people's sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol to identify barriers, facilitators and reported interventions. Syst Rev 2019; 8:117. [PMID: 31103044 PMCID: PMC6525977 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-019-1033-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Due to a growing reliance on mobile phone technology and decreasing mobile phone costs, the use of mobile phones is on the rise, especially among the youth population. Young people are responsive and enthusiastic to use novel approaches such as mHealth to access sexual and reproductive health information and services. Globally, reproductive health programs have used mHealth to provide sexual and reproductive health education and services to young people, through diverse communication channels. However, few attempts have been made to systematically review the mHealth programs for young people sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In addition, very little is known regarding the potential barriers and facilitators to the uptake of mobile phone interventions for improving young people SRH. This review aims to highlight facilitators and inhibitors to implementing and increasing uptake of mHealth interventions for young people's SRH, in LMICs specifically. Additionally, the review will identify the range of mHealth solutions which can be used for improving young people's SRH in LMICs. METHODS The review will focus on comparing the various types of mHealth interventions/strategies that are used to improve young people's SRH services in LMICs. PubMed, CINAHL Plus, Science Direct, Cochrane, and gray literature will be explored using a detailed search strategy. The studies involving young people (adolescents and youth) aged 10-24 years to which mHealth interventions were delivered for improving their SRH outcomes will be included in this review. LMICs will be selected according to the World Bank's (WB) 2018 Country Classification list. Studies published between January 2005 and March 2018 will be included as the field of mHealth has emerged over the last decade. English language articles will be included as the authors are proficient in this language. DISCUSSION The systematic review will assist researchers and SRH professionals in understanding facilitators and barriers to implementing and increasing the uptake of mHealth interventions for SRH in LMICs. Finally, this review will provide more detailed information about embracing the use of mobile phones at different levels of the healthcare system for improving young people's SRH outcomes. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42018087585.
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- Anam Feroz
- Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi, 74800 Pakistan
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi, 74800 Pakistan
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi, 74800 Pakistan
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi, 74800 Pakistan
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi, 74800 Pakistan
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The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between different models of sexual morality education and the mental health level of female college students, to provide a scientific basis for college conduct an effective sexual morality education program that can improve the psychologic health level of female college students.The experimental and control groups were comprised of female college students who received different models of sexual morality education. Total and factor scores derived from the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL90) were compared between these groups.The total mental health SCL90 score for female college students in the control group was 1.48 ± 0.39, and the scores of 3 factors including SCL90-3 (interpersonal sensitivity, P < .01), SCL90-4 (depression, P < .05), and SCL90-5 (anxiety, P < .05) were all significantly higher than the national norm. The total mental health scores for female students in the purely theoretical experimental group and the integrated practical training experimental group were 1.40 ± 0.42 and 1.33 ± 0.39, respectively, both of which were significantly different from the control group (P < .05), while the difference between the 2 groups was near the threshold of significance (P = .052). There were significant differences between the integrated practical training experimental group and the control group for scores of 5 factors including SCL90-2 (obsessive-compulsive symptoms), SCL90-3 (interpersonal sensitivity), SCL90-4 (depression), SCL90-5 (anxiety), and SCL90-6 (hostility) (Ps < .01). There were also significant differences between the purely theoretical experimental group and the control group for scores of 3 factors including SCL90-2 (obsessive-compulsive symptoms), SCL90-3 (interpersonal sensitivity), and SCL90-6 (hostility) (Ps < .05). And, there were also significant differences between the 2 experimental groups for scores for 3 factors including SCL90-3 (interpersonal sensitivity), SCL90-4 (depression), and SCL90-5 (anxiety) (Ps < .05).Different models of sexual morality education have significantly different impacts on the mental health level of female college students. The integrated practical education model can significantly and effectively improve the mental health of female college students, and as such colleges and universities should adopt this integrated model to better improve these students' mental health.
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BACKGROUND There is a lack of sexual health knowledge and resource access among youth in Latin America, along with rising rates of teenage pregnancy and STD transmission. OBJECTIVE To determine baseline sexual health knowledge and the acceptance of a technology based sexual health risk-reduction program among Ecuadorean adolescents. METHODS We used mixed methods to determine the sexual health knowledge and practices, and technology use among 204 adolescents from two schools in Cumbayá and Lumbisí, Ecuador. Quantitative data was collected through surveys and qualitative through single-gender focus groups. FINDINGS Nearly every participant (96.6%) expressed interest in a sexual health education program using technology and social media. A majority of participants indicated that they consulted parents (58.3%) regarding sexual health questions. Only a few participants had access to physicians outside of appointments (3.9%), and most desired more sexual health information (87.3%). Although approximately one-quarter of participants were sexually active (27%), most lacked baseline knowledge regarding contraceptives and STDs. Facebook (91%) and WhatsApp (53%) were the most frequently used and requested social media for an educational program. Students indicated a strong desire to be involved in the design stages of a sexual health risk-reduction program, rather than use a pre-established program. CONCLUSIONS There is strong interest in a technology based sexual health risk-reduction program through Facebook and WhatsApp, which could establish communication between health providers and Ecuadorian youth to disseminate health information and answer private inquiries. Findings from this study, the first of its kind among South American adolescents, introduces a novel idea: involving participants from initial design stages of a text-messaging health education program. Future studies should focus on engaging families as well as physicians' willingness to participate.Implications and Contributions: This paper is the first acceptability study of a technology based sexual health risk-reduction program among low-income South American adolescents. Findings enhance understanding of pregnancy and STD prevention interventions by demonstrating participants' desire for self-design and implementation, and highlight their importance through a lack of baseline adolescent sexual health knowledge.
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- Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, EC
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Obach A, Sadler M, Cabieses B. Intersectoral strategies between health and education for preventing adolescent pregnancy in Chile: Findings from a qualitative study. Health Expect 2019; 22:183-192. [PMID: 30369026 PMCID: PMC6433321 DOI: 10.1111/hex.12840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In Chile, despite its steady decrease overall, adolescent pregnancy is concentrated in the most vulnerable population. Efforts in intersectoral collaboration between health and education to address the problem are being developed, but they have not been assessed. OBJECTIVE To describe intersectoral strategies between health and education to address adolescent sexual and reproductive health, prevent adolescent pregnancy, and to explore adolescents' and health professionals' perceptions regarding those strategies. DESIGN A qualitative ethnographic study was carried out in five municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of Chile. A sample of five key informants, 23 health professionals and 50 adolescents participated in a total of 38 semi-structured interviews and five discussion groups. RESULTS Two intersectoral strategies to respond to adolescents' sexual and reproductive health needs were identified: (a) the "in-and-out" strategy, where health professionals provide health care mostly in health centres and carry out specific actions in schools and (b) the school-based strategy in which health professionals carry out continuous actions in schools as part of the curriculum. The second is perceived as responding better to adolescents' needs in sexual and reproductive health issues and in preventing adolescent pregnancy. DISCUSSION The school-based strategy, with the constant presence of health professionals and lack of bureaucratic procedures, facilitates adolescents to access sexual and reproductive health care. This strategy enables sexual and reproductive health to be understood as an integral dimension of adolescents' lives, and it reinforces a holistic idea of health in which it is approached as a whole.
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- Alexandra Obach
- Social Studies in Health Research ProgrammeFacultad de Medicina Clínica AlemanaUniversidad del DesarrolloSantiagoChile
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- Department of History and Social SciencesFaculty of Liberal ArtsUniversidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiagoChile
- Medical Anthropology Research CenterUniversitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragonaSpain
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- Social Studies in Health Research ProgrammeFacultad de Medicina Clínica AlemanaUniversidad del DesarrolloSantiagoChile
- Department of Health SciencesUniversity of YorkYorkUK
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Manaseri H, Roberts KD, Barker LT, Tom T. Pono Choices: Lessons for School Leaders From the Evaluation of a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program. J Sch Health 2019; 89:246-256. [PMID: 30740698 DOI: 10.1111/josh.12733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The US Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) funded studies of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention programs in 2010. The results of a 5-year OAH study conducted in the state of Hawai'i with middle school youth has implications for school leaders in the selection and implementation of comprehensive sex education curricula yielding positive outcomes for youth. METHODS A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted across 34 middle school in the state of Hawai'i with 1783 student participants in pre-, post-, and 1-year follow-up surveys to determine effectiveness of a culturally responsive teen pregnancy prevention curriculum, called Pono Choices, specifically developed for youth in Hawai'i. RESULTS Students receiving the Pono Choices curriculum had significantly higher rates of knowledge gains than students in control schools, although there were no statistically significant differences in initiation of sexual activity between the groups at the 1-year follow-up. Teachers implemented the curriculum at high rates of adherence to fidelity making this a model for implementation. CONCLUSIONS Knowledge and retention of medically accurate teen pregnancy and STI prevention information can be attributed to implementation of a comprehensive program with attention to factors such as fidelity, program quality, engagement, and dosage.
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- Holly Manaseri
- Educational Leadership, State University of New York at Cortland, 22 Graham Avenue, Cortland, NY 13045
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- Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University, South San Francisco Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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- University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1410 Lower Campus Road #171F, Honolulu, HI 96826
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Burns SK, Hendriks J, Mayberry L, Duncan S, Lobo R, Pelliccione L. Evaluation of the implementation of a relationship and sexuality education project in Western Australian schools: protocol of a multiple, embedded case study. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e026657. [PMID: 30796129 PMCID: PMC6398685 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION There is recognition of the importance of comprehensive relationships and sexuality education (RSE) throughout the school years worldwide. Interventions have found some positive outcomes; however, the need for a greater focus on positive sexuality and relevant contemporary issues has been identified by teachers and students. The Curtin RSE Project provides training for teachers and preservice teachers and supports schools through training and advice to implement comprehensive school health promotion (CSHP) focusing on RSE allowing schools to develop programmes relevant to their school community. To examine contemporary phenomenon within a real word context, a case study design will be used to measure implementation. This paper will describe the protocol for a multiple, embedded case study to measure the implementation of CSHP focusing on RSE in a purposive sample of Western Australian schools. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This mixed methods study will include a multiple, embedded case study. Schools (n=3-4) will be purposively selected from within Western Australia based on their capacity to commit to implementing RSE as a case study school. Data will be collected from students (Grade 6 for primary school; Grades 7-12 for secondary school); teachers and other key staff and parents. Methods include school climate and school curriculum audits, documentation (collected with key staff at baseline and annually), interviews (parents and teachers at Year 2), focus groups (students at Year 2) and an online student survey (collected with students baseline and annually). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION School principals will provide consent for school participation and staff and parents will provide individual consent. Student assent and parental consent will be obtained for student participants. Results will be disseminated through open-access reports, peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations.
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- Sharyn K Burns
- Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Faculty of Humanities, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Orozco-Olvera V, Shen F, Cluver L. The effectiveness of using entertainment education narratives to promote safer sexual behaviors of youth: A meta-analysis, 1985-2017. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0209969. [PMID: 30753185 PMCID: PMC6372167 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Risky sexual behaviors are associated with the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancies, both major health concerns for youth worldwide. This review studies the effectiveness of narrated mass media programs in promoting safer sexual practices among youth in developed and developing countries. Methods Electronic and manual searches were conducted to identify experimental and quasi-experimental studies with robust counterfactual designs published between 1985 and the first quarter of 2017. Effect sizes were meta-analyzed using mixed-effects models. Results Eight experimental and two quasi-experimental studies met our inclusion criteria. The aggregated sample size was 23,476 participants, with a median of 902 participants per study. Entertainment education narratives had small but significant effects for three sexual behaviors. It reduced the number of sexual partners [standardized mean difference, (SMD) = 0.17, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.02–0.33, three effect sizes], reduced unprotected sex (SMD = 0.08, 95% CI = 0.03–0.12, nine effect sizes), and increased testing and management for STIs (SMD = 0.29, 95% CI = 0.11–0.46, two effect sizes). The interventions were not effective in reducing inter-generational sex, measured through the age-gap with sexual partners (SMD = 0.06, 95% CI = -0.06–0.19, four effect sizes). Entertainment education had medium-size effects on knowledge outcomes (SMD = 0.67, 95% CI = 0.32–1.02, seven effect sizes), where a time-decay relationship is observed. No effects were found on attitudes. Conclusion Although mass media entertainment had small effects in promoting safer sexual practices, its economies of scales over face-to-face interventions suggest its potential to be a cost-effective tool above an audience threshold. The use of study participants from the general youth population and the use of mostly effectiveness trials mitigate concerns regarding its scalability. The overall paucity of high-quality studies affirms the need for strengthening the evidence base of entertainment education. Future research should be undertaken to understand the moderator effects for different subgroups and intervention characteristics.
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- Victor Orozco-Olvera
- Development Research Group, The World Bank, Washington DC, United States of America
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- Bellisario College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Kenyon DB, McMahon TR, Simonson A, Green-Maximo C, Schwab A, Huff M, Sieving RE. My Journey: Development and Practice-Based Evidence of a Culturally Attuned Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Native Youth. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16:ijerph16030470. [PMID: 30736271 PMCID: PMC6388191 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16030470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A clear need exists for teen pregnancy prevention programs that are responsive to the specific needs and cultural contexts of Native American communities. Recent data indicates that the birth rate for Native teens is nearly two and a half times the rate for White teens (32.9 versus 13.2). To address this disparity, we conducted formative research with Northern Plains Native American community members, resulting in My Journey, a culturally attuned curriculum for 6–8th graders. My Journey is grounded in traditional values and teachings to promote self-efficacy in sexual health decision-making and engagement in prosocial behaviors. We conducted a pilot study with 6–8th grade students (n = 45), aged 11–14 years (22 females, 23 males). Pilot study findings confirm program feasibility and acceptability. The process evaluation revealed that teachers liked the curriculum, particularly its adaptability of cultural components and ease of student engagement. The outcome evaluation demonstrated that My Journey provided an avenue for NA youth to increase their sex refusal self-efficacy. Application of the culture cube framework revealed My Journey has made a meaningful practice-based evidence contribution as a community-defined, culturally integrated curriculum that is effective. Future directions include broader implementation of My Journey, including adaption for additional populations.
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- DenYelle Baete Kenyon
- Behavioral Sciences, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA.
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- Behavioral Sciences, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA.
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- Behavioral Sciences, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA.
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- Marketing, Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA.
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- Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Health Administration, Agency Village, SD 57262, USA.
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- School of Nursing & Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Brawner BM, Jemmott LS, Wingood G, Lozano AJ, Hanlon AL. Project GOLD: A pilot randomized controlled trial of a novel psychoeducational HIV/STI prevention intervention for heterosexually-active black youth. Res Nurs Health 2019; 42:8-28. [PMID: 30730043 PMCID: PMC6913528 DOI: 10.1002/nur.21930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Black youth account for the largest number of new HIV infections among heterosexual youth. Mental illness and difficulties in emotion regulation contribute to increased reports of HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk-related sexual behaviors in this group. Yet limited interventions exist to address this affective component of the sexual decision-making process. The purpose of this paper was to describe the trial design, research challenges, and baseline characteristics from a study designed to fill this gap. Project GOLD was a pilot randomized controlled trial of a psychoeducational HIV/STI prevention intervention designed to address the role of mental illness and emotion regulation in HIV/STI risk among heterosexually-active Black youth aged 14 to 17 (N = 108). Challenges encountered in the research process warrant further attention in future research (e.g., disagreement among the regulatory bodies on parental permission requirements). The most common mental health diagnoses were Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder (15.7%) and current substance abuse (7.4%). Participants reported higher levels of emotional suppression, and adaptive methods of emotion management, than culturally inappropriate expressions of anger or sadness. They also reported a mean age of 13.6 at first vaginal sex, used condoms 66% of the time for vaginal sex, and had an average of three sexual partners in the past 6 months. More than one-quarter (26.9%) had sex with more than one person in the same day. These findings indicate intervention is crucial for this population. The forthcoming trial evaluation will indicate the promise of such interventions in reducing HIV/STI infections in this key population.
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- Bridgette M. Brawner
- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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A mixed method approach explored teens' preferred source of information on sex and reproductive health. Parents' concerns about and perceived barriers to providing reproductive health information to their teens were also explored. Data were gathered from an online survey of 347 teens and three focus groups comprising parents of teens from three Massachusetts communities. Most teens expressed their desire for parents to be one of their primary sources of information (85%). Most parents believed that sexual education should start at home, yet many have not communicated such information. Parents expressed difficulty in staying up-to-date and felt uncomfortable communicating with their teens. Parent perception of supporting factors included a good parent-child relationship and beginning the discussions at a young age. There is a need for culturally sensitive and innovative interventions aimed at creating a safe place for parents to gain knowledge, resources, and strategies to talk to their teens about sex and reproductive health.
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- a Lowell, Nursing, College of Health Sciences , University of Massachusetts , Lowell , MA , USA
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Harris AL, Fantasia HC, Castle CE. Father 2 Son: The Impact of African American Father-Son Sexual Communication on African American Adolescent Sons' Sexual Behaviors. Am J Mens Health 2019; 13:1557988318804725. [PMID: 30311826 PMCID: PMC6771128 DOI: 10.1177/1557988318804725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Parent-child sexual communication has been associated with reducing adolescent sexual risk behaviors. Limited research on parent-child sexual communication has been conducted on African American (AA) adolescent males who are at increased risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS. The purpose of this research was to examine AA father-son sexual communication and the effect of contextual factors on the sexual risk behaviors. The final sample consisted of 96 AA adolescent males, ages 16-21 years. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the variables of interest (neighborhood characteristics, father-son closeness and connectedness, father-son communication, sexual permissiveness, condom attitudes, sexual risk behaviors). A path model was developed and tested. Results demonstrated that AA father-son closeness and connectedness were related to father-son communication. AA father-son communication was negatively related to sons' permissiveness and positively related to condom attitudes. Sons' permissiveness positively predicted their sexual risk behaviors. AA sons' condom attitudes did not negatively or positively predict their sexual risk behaviors. The findings from this study demonstrate that AA father-son communication is an important factor in decreasing AA adolescent males' sexual risk behaviors and HIV risk.
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Affiliation(s)
- Allyssa L. Harris
- William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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- Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, Susan and Alan Solomont School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA
| | - Courtney E. Castle
- Educational, Research, Measurement, and Evaluation, Lynch School of Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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