Journal article
'It's whether or not you got people': school-based social support to address adolescent sexual and reproductive health inequities
Sex education, v 23(5), pp 601-616
03 Sep 2023
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Abstract
Efforts to address adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) inequities often aim to improve school-based sexuality education and reduce individual risk behaviours. Structural determinants are more rarely the focus of interventions. The youth service providers who formed the community advisory board for this community-based participatory research project identified school-based opportunities to improve ASRH by mitigating the impact of social determinants and structural violence on adolescent health. Semi-structured interviews with board members revealed four areas of potential social support intervention that could mitigate these structural determinants, including mentorship, especially for young people who lack supportive relationships at home; small adult-facilitated groups and clubs at school; staffing and training to meet the needs of historically marginalised students; and school-based counselling. These findings indicate the need for school-based programmes that transcend conventional and short-term didactic forms of sexuality education, to foster social support and address interconnected structural factors affecting ASRH.
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- Title
- 'It's whether or not you got people': school-based social support to address adolescent sexual and reproductive health inequities
- Creators
- Camille Collins Lovell - University of Massachusetts AmherstElizabeth Salerno Valdez - University of Massachusetts AmherstJazmine Chan - University of Massachusetts AmherstElizabeth Beatriz - Massachusetts Department of Public HealthAline Gubrium - University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Publication Details
- Sex education, v 23(5), pp 601-616
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 16
- Grant note
- 1901MASRAE / Family and Youth Services Bureau in the Administration for Children and Families of the US Department of Health and Human Services
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000836727000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85135244160
- Other Identifier
- 991021895714104721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Education & Educational Research
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health