Parent-Adolescent Communication about Sexual and Reproductive Health Including HIV and STIS in Oman

Autor/inn/en	Al Zaabi, Omar; Heffernan, Margaret E.; Holroyd, Eleanor; Jackson, Mervyn
Titel	Parent-Adolescent Communication about Sexual and Reproductive Health Including HIV and STIS in Oman
Quelle	In: Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 22 (2022) 5, S.611-627 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Al Zaabi, Omar) ORCID (Heffernan, Margaret E.) ORCID (Holroyd, Eleanor) ORCID (Jackson, Mervyn)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-1811
DOI	10.1080/14681811.2021.1980719
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Parent Child Relationship; Adolescents; Sexuality; Interpersonal Communication; Birth; Barriers; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Cultural Influences; Sex Education; Social Influences; Secondary School Students; Fathers; Mothers; Information Sources; Islam; Religious Factors; Gender Issues; Knowledge Level; Time; Oman + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sexualität; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Geburt; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Sozialer Einfluss; Sekundarschüler; Mother; Mutter; Information source; Informationsquelle; Geschlechterfrage; Wissensbasis; Zeit
Abstract	Parent-adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) communication plays an important role in reducing sexual risk behaviour and preventing HIV. We sought to enhance limited information about the unique barriers to parent-adolescent SRH communication in the Arab states. This mixed-methods study, using a two-phase sequential explorative design, was conducted in 15 public secondary schools (with grades 5 to 10 students aged 10 to 15 years) in Oman. In phase one, 15 parents participated in two single-sex focus group discussions and two in-depth individual interviews. The qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. In phase two, a convenience sample of 250 parents completed a paper-based self-administered questionnaire. Findings showed that parents rarely communicated with their children about SRH concerns, including HIV. Barriers to more open parent-adolescent SRH communication include the fear that such discussion might encourage early sexual debut; feelings of shyness, discomfort and shame; associated socio-cultural taboos; gender mismatch; and lack of SRH knowledge. Findings suggest the need for parental SRH education and training and school based SRH education programmes to improve adolescent SRH. Experience developing these may be helpful to other countries with similar religious beliefs and socio-cultural traditions seeking to improve parent-adolescent SRH communication. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01