Barriers to Sexual Health Education for Female Adolescents in Schools from Health Care Providers' perspective
Background & aim: Sexual health education to female adolescents in schools is one of the most challenging topics in most parts of the world. This study investigated the barriers to sexual health education for female adolescents in schools from health care providers’ perspective.Methods: This des...
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| author | Sanaz Zangeneh Jolovi Mohhamad Javad Tarrahi Faranak Safdari Dehsheshmeh Nafiseh Sadat Nekuei |
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| description | Background & aim: Sexual health education to female adolescents in schools is one of the most challenging topics in most parts of the world. This study investigated the barriers to sexual health education for female adolescents in schools from health care providers’ perspective.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 200 health care providers in the comprehensive health center of Isfahan from October 2019 to October 2020, who were selected using multistage sampling. A valid and reliable researcher-made questionnaire including five sections and 28 questions was used to assess the barriers to sexual health education in areas including individual domain related to the health care providers and female adolescents as well as organizational and socio-cultural domains. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.Results: The most important barriers to sexual health education for female adolescents included insufficient knowledge of health care providers (59%), lack of appropriate communication skills with female adolescents (59.5%) and conflict of sexual education to female adolescents with cultural beliefs of society (56.5%). Among the four domains studied, organizational (31.4±4.93) and socio-cultural domain (27.1±5.12) barriers had higher mean scores.Conclusion: Insufficient knowledge and skills of health care providers and conflict of sexual education to female adolescents with cultural beliefs of society are the most important barriers to sexual health education for this population. Training of the health team as well as education and culture building in the community for families and the general public can be effective to remove barriers to sexual education for female adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-834e0d32869341fc85e8dfd5bcbd3ced2023-04-16T09:04:09ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesJournal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health2345-47922023-04-011123694370310.22038/jmrh.2022.62244.174921725Barriers to Sexual Health Education for Female Adolescents in Schools from Health Care Providers' perspectiveSanaz Zangeneh Jolovi0Mohhamad Javad Tarrahi1Faranak Safdari Dehsheshmeh2Nafiseh Sadat Nekuei3PhD Student , Student Research Committee, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, , School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranAssociated Professor of Epidemiology Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran1. PhD Student , Student Research Committee, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran b) Lecturer, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, IranLecturer, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, IranBackground & aim: Sexual health education to female adolescents in schools is one of the most challenging topics in most parts of the world. This study investigated the barriers to sexual health education for female adolescents in schools from health care providers’ perspective.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 200 health care providers in the comprehensive health center of Isfahan from October 2019 to October 2020, who were selected using multistage sampling. A valid and reliable researcher-made questionnaire including five sections and 28 questions was used to assess the barriers to sexual health education in areas including individual domain related to the health care providers and female adolescents as well as organizational and socio-cultural domains. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.Results: The most important barriers to sexual health education for female adolescents included insufficient knowledge of health care providers (59%), lack of appropriate communication skills with female adolescents (59.5%) and conflict of sexual education to female adolescents with cultural beliefs of society (56.5%). Among the four domains studied, organizational (31.4±4.93) and socio-cultural domain (27.1±5.12) barriers had higher mean scores.Conclusion: Insufficient knowledge and skills of health care providers and conflict of sexual education to female adolescents with cultural beliefs of society are the most important barriers to sexual health education for this population. Training of the health team as well as education and culture building in the community for families and the general public can be effective to remove barriers to sexual education for female adolescents.https://jmrh.mums.ac.ir/article_21725_a2676390291d30aee6ef554822075d97.pdfsexual healtheducationadolescenthealth care providers |
| spellingShingle | Sanaz Zangeneh Jolovi Mohhamad Javad Tarrahi Faranak Safdari Dehsheshmeh Nafiseh Sadat Nekuei Barriers to Sexual Health Education for Female Adolescents in Schools from Health Care Providers' perspective Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health sexual health education adolescent health care providers |
| title | Barriers to Sexual Health Education for Female Adolescents in Schools from Health Care Providers' perspective |
| title_full | Barriers to Sexual Health Education for Female Adolescents in Schools from Health Care Providers' perspective |
| title_fullStr | Barriers to Sexual Health Education for Female Adolescents in Schools from Health Care Providers' perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Barriers to Sexual Health Education for Female Adolescents in Schools from Health Care Providers' perspective |
| title_short | Barriers to Sexual Health Education for Female Adolescents in Schools from Health Care Providers' perspective |
| title_sort | barriers to sexual health education for female adolescents in schools from health care providers perspective |
| topic | sexual health education adolescent health care providers |
| url | https://jmrh.mums.ac.ir/article_21725_a2676390291d30aee6ef554822075d97.pdf |
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