Parents’ perspectives towards sexual and reproductive health and rights education among adolescents in Jordan
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Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19515671 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Areej K Othman (0000-0003-4813-8319, University of Jordan, corresponding author), Jamila Abuidhail (0000-0003-3145-119X, Hashemite University), Abeer Shaheen (0000-0002-3890-3892, University of Jordan), Ana Langer (0000-0002-2979-2844, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health), Jewel Gausman (0000-0002-9880-2591, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 628-639 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-03 |
| 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 | 10.1080/14681811.2021.1975671 |
| OpenAlex | W3205159935 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 27 |
Young people require good quality information about their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) while transitioning to adulthood and parents have a key role in providing it. This study intended explored Jordanian and Syrian parents’ perspectives on initiating discussions about SRHR with their children. A convenience sample of Jordanian and Syrian parents of young people aged 15–19 years old was recruited from local community centres in four cities in Jordan. Data were collected through 20 focus groups and analysed using iterative thematic coding. Four main themes were developed: ‘SRHR awareness starts at home’, ‘Tell them everything ... . but “about sex, no”’, ‘Engagement or marriage is the gateway to education about sexual intercourse, and ‘Credible sources of SRH information: schools, not peers’. Parents felt motivated to initiate sensitive discussions with their children and were supportive of the introduction of sexual health education into the school curriculum. Creative approaches to overcoming cultural sensitivities were preferred, for example preparing young people for a healthy marital life, rather than an explicit focus on sexual health education
Curriculum · Developmental psychology · Focus group · Health education · Human sexuality · Pedagogy · Premarital sex · Public health · Qualitative research · Reproductive health · Reproductive rights · Sex education · Sexual and reproductive health and rights · Sexual behavior · Sexual intercourse · Sexuality education · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Gender Studies · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |