835-P: Examining and Validating Social Support (SS) Related to Reproductive Health (RH) Behaviors and Seeking Preconception Counseling (PC) in Female Adolescents with Diabetes

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between selected internal and external characteristics and communication (intended and actual) with health care providers (HCPs) about reproductive health and preconception counseling among adolescent females with diabetes. Methods A descriptive, correlational design was employed to conduct a secondary analysis of baseline data from a multisite, randomized controlled trial. Participants were 110 female adolescents (92% type 1 diabetes). Analysis included multiple linear regression and multivariate binary logistic regression analyses to examine the association of internal characteristics (age, race, religion, and religious beliefs) and external characteristics (ever sexually active, social support, and type of routine HCP). Results Participants were from 13.3 to 20.0 years of age, 82% were Caucasian, 80% had never been sexually active, and 58% perceived low to moderate amounts of social support. For both internal and external characteristics, no significant main effects were found for actual or intended communication. For internal characteristics, there was an interaction between race and religious beliefs for the probability of actual communication. African American women who reported that their religious beliefs did not influence their sexual behavior had the lowest probability of actual communication compared to all other participants. Conclusion Race and religious beliefs should be considered when providing reproductive health information to young women with diabetes. Further research with a larger, more diverse sample is warranted. These results may be considered for future development of novel interventions with targeted messages based on these personal characteristics to empower young women to initiate conversations with HCPs about reproductive health and preconception counseling.

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Towards the promotion of reproductive health of the young

Zbornik Instituta za pedagoska istrazivanja ◽

10.2298/zipi0702383s ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 383-396

Author(s):

Biljana Stankovic

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Female Adolescents ◽

Attitudes And Beliefs ◽

Sexually Active ◽

Value System ◽

Knowledge And Skills ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Childhood And Youth ◽

The Family ◽

The Media

Premature sexual activity of the young, before reaching physical and psycho-social maturity, brings along the risk of jeopardizing their reproductive health, mostly because it can lead to sexually transmitted infections or pregnancy, which is mostly unwanted in adolescence. The starting assumption of the promotion of reproductive health of the young is understanding and acceptance of their sexuality and relevant needs in social environment in which they live. Primarily in the family, the media, healthcare institutions and school. During the period of childhood and youth, school possesses the unique possibility to enable a large number of young people to acquire knowledge and skills related to sexuality and reproductive health and shape their values, attitudes and beliefs. The complexity of the process of making the decision about becoming sexually active, as well as the space for action towards its postponement to older age, are also indicated by the results of the research conducted in Belgrade, on the sample of one hundred and eleven female adolescents aged fourteen to twenty, who became sexually active at the age sixteen and earlier. These are primarily those results which refer to the meaning of love and sex in their value system, motives, feelings and attitudes related to becoming sexually active.

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Social support and sports participation motivations of female adolescents in India - study of age transition and achievement level

Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research ◽

10.2478/pcssr-2020-0025 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 88 (1) ◽

pp. 49-67

Author(s):

Md. Dilsad Ahmed ◽

Walter King Yan Ho ◽

Rudolph Leon Van Niekerk ◽

Lauren Sulz ◽

Shaheen Begum

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Physical Education ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Sports Participation ◽

Physical Activities ◽

District Level ◽

Female Adolescents ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Achievement Level ◽

Motivation To Participate

AbstractMotivation is likely a pivotal factor contributing to sports participation. In India, because of the unsupportive sports/physical education environment, girls participate less in sports and other physical activities than boys. Therefore, embedding a planned healthy environment with good social support may maximize and, consequently, increase their participation in various sports and physical activities. Considering this unabated dialogue and assuming that motivation is a pivotal need for female sports participation, this study examined the differences in motivation to participate in sports among female adolescents across three age categories: early (11–14 years old), middle (15–18 years old), and late (19–21 years old) adolescence. A total of 528 female adolescents from Assam, India participated in the study. Participation in physical education courses was the criterion for the participants, and they were invited to complete the Participation Motivation Questionnaire. A factor analysis with direct oblimin rotation using the maximum likelihood extraction method yielded a 23-item, five-factor structure that exhibited moderate internal consistency. An ANOVA revealed significant differences across all three age categories regarding all the extracted factors. Moreover, t-tests of all sub-factors identified significant differences between the two achievement levels of district-level and inter-district-level athletes. This study provides sound psychometric and comparative results that are useful for education and formative reviews in applied settings and research purposes. It also serves as a measurement tool for embedding motivation to participate in physical activities and sports among female adolescents and the development of strategic ideas to assist female adolescents from less privileged areas to experience healthy growth and a healthy lifestyle.

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