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Book review. Contraception across Cultures, Russell, A., Sobo, E. and Thompson, M. (eds)
No full textExploring young people's difficulties in talking about contraception; how can we encourage more discussion between partners?
No full textInterviews were conducted with 56 young men and women aged 16-19 within the Southampton Community Health NHS Trust to explore difficulties in talking about contraception. Concern about a partner's hostile or negative reaction to any discussion about contraception was central to explaining why some people found it so difficult to initiate such discussions. Admitting the intention to have intercourse, together with a perceived association between condom use and disease prevention, were the main concerns. There was some indication of gender differences in these findings. Furthermore, this negative reaction is perceived to be exacerbated according to the partner's reputation, the potential for harming one's own reputation and whether there is a desire for a longer-term relationship with this partner. The most important outcome of the interviews was that these concerns about a partner's negative reaction were largely unjustified, with the vast majority of participants showing only positive responses to scenarios of future partners initiating discussions with them about contraception. In addition to the need to improve communication skills, the data suggest that greater awareness about the positive reactions towards such discussions should be encouraged.PIP: This study explored the difficulties that prevent some young people from discussing contraception, particularly prior to their first intercourse with a new partner. A total of 56 young people (43 females, 13 males) in Southern England were interviewed. The results showed that the most prominent explanations as to why some people face difficulties in talking about contraception to their partners relate to their concern about a partner's hostile or negative reaction to such discussion. The main concerns were admitting the intention to have intercourse, together with a perceived association between condom use and disease prevention. Moreover, this negative reaction was perceived to be exacerbated according to the partner's reputation, the potential for harming one's own reputation, and whether there was a desire for a longer-term relationship with this partner. The most important finding of this interview was that the concern about a partner's negative reaction was largely unjustified. Therefore, there is a need to improve communication skills and to encourage greater awareness about the positive reactions towards such discussions
The Isle of Wight, East Cowes Outreach Street Project: an evaluation report. Final report for the Isle of Wight Health Authority
No full textContrasting strategies used by young people to ensure condom use: key findings from a qualitative research project
No full textInterviews conducted among 56 young men and women (aged 16-19) reveal two contrasting strategies used to ensure condom use at first intercourse with a new partner. These are defined as verbal communication based strategies (involving some explicit discussion about contraception before intercourse) and non-verbal communication based strategies (where one partner takes responsibility for using condoms without discussing this with their partner). Whilst the former is argued as being the more effective strategy, this paper suggests an important role for the latter, particularly when young people find themselves in situations where initiating discussions about condom use is perceived as being particularly difficult
Sexual health policy and trends in the USA, New Zealand and Australia
No full textContents
PART ONE: SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL HEALTH IN CONTEXT
A Risk Worth the Taking: Sex and Selfhood in Adolescence; J.Shucksmith
The Diversity of Young People's Heterosexual Behaviour; D.Wight & M.HendersonPART TWO: INTERNATIONAL AND UK POLICY DEVELOPMENTS
Policy Development in the United Kingdom; E.Burtney, D.Fullerton & A.Hosie
Sexual Health Policies and Trends in Europe; A.Hosie
Sexual Health Policies and Trends in USA, New Zealand and Australia; R.Ingham & R.PartridgePART THREE: GROUPS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Sex, Pregnancy and Parenthood for Young People who are Looked After; J.Corlyon
Addressing the Sexual Health Needs of Young Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People; K.Buston
Service Provision for Meeting the Sexual Health Needs of Young People from Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi Communities; H.Patel-Kanwal
Sexuality and Learning Disability; S.Douglas-Scott
Not Aliens or Rocket Science: Young Men and Sex and Relationships Work; S.BlakePART FOUR: LEARNING ABOUT SEXUALITY
Exploring the Role of Schools in Sexual Health Promotion; I.Young
Communication and Sex Education in Families; A.Simpson
'They Treated Us Like One Of Them Really': Peer Education as an Approach to Sexual Health Promotion with Young People; S.Forrest
'I Slept With 40 Boys In Three Months.' Teenage Sexuality in the Media: Too Much Too Young?; S.Batchelor with M.Raymond
What Works and What Counts: The Role of Evidence and the Voice of Young People; M.Duffy & E.Burtne
Some reflections on encouraging abstinence and delay as possible appraoches to reducing ill health among young people
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