Sex Education by Theatre (SExT)
The impact of a culturally empowering, theatre-based, peer education intervention on the sexual health self-efficacy of newcomer youth in Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19515262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shira B Taylor (0000-0002-1789-3955, University of Toronto, corresponding author), Liviana Calzavara (0000-0003-2935-1851, University of Toronto), Pia Kontos (0000-0002-8893-2544, University of Toronto), Rachel Schwartz (0000-0001-7838-0769, University of Toronto), Robert Schwartz (0000-0001-8199-565X) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 705-722 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sex Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-1811 • E-ISSN: 1472-0825 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14681811.2021.2011187 |
| OpenAlex | W4200298199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 23 |
Despite rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and inequitable access to education and services, few studies have addressed the unique sex education needs of newcomer youth in Canada and other increasingly demographically diverse Western countries. This study involved the design, implementation and evaluation of a novel and innovative participatory action research project, SExT: Sex Education by Theatre. SExT is a theatre-based, culturally empowering, peer education intervention piloted in a multicultural area of Toronto. Young people were trained as peer educators through participation in theatre-based workshops culminating in the performance of a new play for peers. Mixed methods evaluation involved surveys, focus groups, peer interviews and arts-based data collection. Paired-samples t-tests were conducted to investigate changes in sexual health self-efficacy (protection, STI/HIV testing, sexual limit-setting) over three time-points (pre, post, 4-month follow-up). Thematic analysis was used to gain a deeper understanding of outcomes. Quantitative analysis demonstrated significant improvements in outcome measures from pre– to post-intervention that were maintained at follow-up. Qualitative data indicated increased sexual health self-efficacy attributed to SExT. Pilot study findings suggest that SExT may serve as a model for sexual health interventions in areas populated by newcomer and other priority youth groups
Empowerment · Focus group · Health education · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Peer education · Political science · Population · Psychological intervention · Public health · Qualitative research · Reproductive health · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Applied Psychology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Recall bias in epidemiologic studies
Response-Shift Bias
Mixing Methods
What's missing? Anti-racist sex education
“It is Good to Know Now…Before it’s Too Late”
Using Theatre to Change Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students
Raising social consciousness through verbatim theatre
African Drama and Performance (review)
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Survey Research
Transformative Mixed Methods
What is participatory research
The Impact of Participation in Performing Arts on Adolescent Health and Behaviour
Immigrant integration
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |