A State-Level Examination of School Nurses’ Perceptions of Condom Availability Accompanied by Sex Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 386-393
Author(s):  
Sharla Smith ◽  
Joey M. Platt ◽  
Daniel Clifford ◽  
Michael Preston ◽  
Catherine Satterwhite ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Community Support ◽  
State Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Risk Sexual Behavior ◽  
Unintended Pregnancies ◽  
Condom Availability ◽  
Nurses Perceptions

School nurses are often sources of health-care support for teens with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended pregnancies. However, providing prevention (e.g., condoms) and teaching technical skills (e.g., condom use) needed to reduce high-risk sexual behavior may require a change in perceptions and policies. This study used a cross-sectional study design to assess nurses’ perceptions of condom availability accompanied by sex education programs among high school nurses ( n = 87) in Kansas. Results showed that school nurses in this study supported condom availability, were comfortable providing condoms, and felt condom availability was within the scope of their job but were less likely to provide condoms because of external barriers. Common barriers include administration, parents, cost, community support, and policies. School nurses, by virtue of their access to the majority of Kansas’ adolescents, have the potential to provide sex education and tools such as condoms, so young people can prevent STIs and unintended pregnancies.

School Nurses Perceptions on Managing Asthma in Alabama Schools

2020 ◽  
pp. 105984052092445
Author(s):  
Linda Gibson-Young ◽  
Julee Waldrop ◽  
Brenda Lindahl ◽  
Ellen Buckner
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Condition ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Uncontrolled Asthma ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Children With Asthma ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Nurses Perceptions

Asthma is the most common chronic condition in children under 18. In Alabama, 11% of children report a diagnosis of asthma compared to the United States with 9.5%. Childhood asthma is the leading cause of school absenteeism due to a chronic disease, and Alabama children with asthma miss approximately 10 days of school each year for uncontrolled asthma. Managing children in the school system with asthma can often be challenging for school nurses. In this cross-sectional study, perceptions of Alabama school nurses on managing asthma in the school were explored. School nurses feel prepared to manage asthma but identify lack of certain resources and supportive policies, especially access to medications as barriers to optimum care. Implications for statewide advocacy at the policy level and broadening educational activities are supported by the survey results.

Enhancing family nursing practice in schools: School nurses’ perspectives on illness beliefs and family nursing practice skills when caring for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or asthma – A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 205715852110096
Author(s):  
Erla Kolbrun Svavarsdottir ◽  
Gudny Bergthora Tryggvadottir ◽  
Margret Gisladottir ◽  
Ragnheidur Osk Erlendsdottir
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Illness Beliefs ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Family Nursing ◽  
Practice Skills

An increasing number of children attend schools with chronic illnesses/disorders that require managing and comprehensive healthcare from school nurses during the day. Collaboration between school nurses, the school-aged child with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or asthma, and their families is needed when coordinating/managing chronic health problems in the school setting. However, involving families in the assessment and care planning processes can be challenging. The aim of this study was to survey the illness beliefs of school nurses and their perceptions of their family nursing practice skills when offering healthcare services to children with ADHD or asthma in schools. A cross-sectional study was used for a sample of 82 school nurses. The manuscript was prepared following STROBE guidelines. Results indicated that the school nurses perceived themselves to be more confident and to have better knowledge and skill in family nursing practice when offering healthcare services to families of children with ADHD in comparison to asthma.

Voluntary HIV antibody testing amongst youth in Hong Kong

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tai Hing Lam ◽  
Mohsen Janghorbani ◽  
Susan Fan ◽  
Richard Fielding
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Antibody Testing ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexuality Study ◽  
Hiv Antibody Testing

We performed a study to estimate the prevalence of and factors associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody-testing behaviour among youth in Hong Kong. It was a population-based cross-sectional study. Questions on HIV testing were asked as part of a youth sexuality study conducted in July to December 1996 among young adults in Hong Kong. A total of 517 (53.6%) males and 447 (46.4%) females aged 17 to 28 years completed an anonymous structured self-administered questionnaire. Respondents had good knowledge about correct modes of HIV transmission and prevention. 9.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 7.0, 12.3) of males and 6.4% (95% CI: 4.3, 9.1) of females had been tested for HIV through blood donation. Excluding blood donation, 3.7% (95% CI: 2.2, 5.7) of males and 3.6% (95% CI: 2.1, 5.9) of females had been tested (voluntary testing). 47.5% (95% CI: 44.4, 50.7) of subjects reported at least one major risk factor for HIV infection. In multivariate analyses, factors independently associated with both voluntary HIV testing and HIV testing by blood donation were age and having had sex with multiple partners. A higher educational level was a predictor of HIV testing by blood donation. Self-assessment of having sufficient sex education was also significantly associated with voluntary HIV testing. HIV testing is not widespread in Hong Kong and those at risk are more likely to have been tested. It is of concern, however, that many of those reporting risk factors have not been tested.

The impact of nurses’ perceptions of systems thinking on occurrence and reporting of adverse events: a cross‐sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edris Kakemam ◽  
Ahmed Hassan Albelbeisi ◽  
Samane Davoodabadi ◽  
Mina Azarmi ◽  
Fatemeh Zolghadr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Events ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nurses Perceptions ◽  
The Impact

Food Insecurity Among Older Adults: A Multilevel Analysis of State-Level Interventions

2019 ◽  
pp. 073346481989423
Author(s):  
Pablo Gaitán-Rossi ◽  
Ida Caterina García-Appendini ◽  
Lucía Félix-Beltrán ◽  
Mireya Vilar-Compte
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
State Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Social Programs ◽  
Multilevel Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Monetary Transfers ◽  
Food Programs

Objective: To analyze whether state-level social programs for older adults (OAs) in Mexico are associated with a reduction: (a) in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (SFI) and (b) in the magnitude of the effect of municipal marginalization on SFI. Method: Cross-sectional study based on urban OAs (65–100 years) from the 2010 census. Three-level logistic multilevel regression models were estimated to explain SFI. Results: Controlling for individual and municipal characteristics, states with social programs for OAs are generally associated with lower SFI prevalences (odds ratio [OR] = 0.68 [0.48, 0.95]) and mitigate the effect of marginalization on SFI when compared with states with no programs. Compared with in-kind food programs and voucher-based programs, monetary transfers are associated with a significant reduction in SFI prevalence (OR = 0.68 [0.46, 0.99]). Conclusion: States with programs for OAs, mainly monetary transfers, are associated with lower SFI prevalences.

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