Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
5-11-2006
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing
Source Publication
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing
Source ISSN
0090-0311
Original Item ID
doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00048.x
Abstract
Objective: To determine community support and identify appropriate learning methodologies, parameters of delivery, and intervention content.
Design: Qualitative descriptive study in which participants were interviewed in a semistructured format. Data were analyzed thematically.
Setting: An urban pediatric primary care clinic from which youths and parents were recruited.
Participants: Ten youths, 10 parents, and 10 community members. Community members included professional and laypersons who had experience in working with early adolescents or in working with children of any age on sexuality issues. Overall, most participants were female (67%) and African American (67%).
Results: Descriptions of early adolescents ’ knowledge of sexuality, participants ’ support for sexuality education for early adolescents, recommendations for education content, and preferred methods for education delivery.
Conclusion: The participants supported comprehensive sexuality education for early adolescents. They believed that it would help youths to be abstinent, would provide some protection from sexual abuse, and would prepare them to practice safer sex in the future.
Recommended Citation
Haglund, Kristin, "Recommendations for Sexuality Education for Early Adolescents" (2006). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 15.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/15
Comments
Accepted version. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, Vol. 35, No. 3 (May/June 2006): 369-375. DOI. © 2006 Blackwell Publishing. Used with permission.