scholarly journals Review of qualitative studies related to safer sex among college students and adolescents

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amar Kanekar ◽  
Manoj Sharma ◽  
Janet Wray
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Sexuality Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Safer Sex ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Power Differentials ◽  
Review Form

Objective: To review various published peer-reviewed literature conducted in the arena of qualitative studies concerned with HIV related sexual practice among adolescents and college students and discuss implications for research. Data source: An extensive search of five databases was completed. The inclusion criteria for all researches consisted of all qualitative peer-reviewed research articles pertaining to adolescents and college students published in the English language since 1981. The exclusion criteria were all peer-reviewed articles related to qualitative research published in languages other than English and articles related to populations other than adolescents and college students. Data synthesis: An instrument developed by the McMaster University Occupational Therapy Evidence-Based Practice Research Group called Guidelines for Critical Review Form was used to synthesize collected articles. Results: Important findings were: support of participants for sexuality education, attitudes towards safer sex, parents support for safer sex messages in schools, and sexual risk behaviors being due to gender power differentials. Conclusions: Qualitative research methodologies enable researchers to explore how and why persons think, feel and behave as they do in sexual behaviors.

scholarly journals Mandated reporters’ experiences with reporting child maltreatment: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. e013942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill R McTavish ◽  
Melissa Kimber ◽  
Karen Devries ◽  
Manuela Colombini ◽  
Jennifer C D MacGregor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
English Language ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Child Death ◽  
Mandatory Reporting ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Mandated Reporters

ObjectiveTo systematically search for research about the effectiveness of mandatory reporting of child maltreatment and to synthesise qualitative research that explores mandated reporters’ (MRs) experiences with reporting.DesignAs no studies assessing the effectiveness of mandatory reporting were retrieved from our systematic search, we conducted a meta-synthesis of retrieved qualitative research. Searches in Medline (Ovid), Embase, PsycINFO, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Sociological Abstracts, Education Resources Information Center, Criminal Justice Abstracts and Cochrane Library yielded over 6000 citations, which were deduplicated and then screened by two independent reviewers. English-language, primary qualitative studies that investigated MRs’ experiences with reporting of child maltreatment were included. Critical appraisal involved a modified checklist from the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme and qualitative meta-synthesis was used to combine results from the primary studies.SettingAll healthcare and social-service settings implicated by mandatory reporting laws were included. Included studies crossed nine high-income countries (USA, Australia, Sweden, Taiwan, Canada, Norway, Finland, Israel and Cyprus) and three middle-income countries (South Africa, Brazil and El Salvador). Participants: The studies represent the views of 1088 MRs.OutcomesFactors that influence MRs’ decision to report and MRs’ views towards and experiences with mandatory reporting of child maltreatment.ResultsForty-four articles reporting 42 studies were included. Findings indicate that MRs struggle to identify and respond to less overt forms of child maltreatment. While some articles (14%) described positive experiences MRs had with the reporting process, negative experiences were reported in 73% of articles and included accounts of harm to therapeutic relationships and child death following removal from their family of origin.ConclusionsThe findings of this meta-synthesis suggest that there are many potentially harmful experiences associated with mandatory reporting and that research on the effectiveness of this process is urgently needed.

The Nature and Extent of Qualitative Research Conducted With Children About Their Experiences of Domestic Violence: Findings From a Meta-Synthesis

2019 ◽  
pp. 152483801988888
Author(s):  
Debbie Noble-Carr ◽  
Tim Moore ◽  
Morag McArthur
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
English Language ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Research With Children

Domestic violence is a significant issue experienced by many children that can have a detrimental impact on their health, development, and well-being. This article reports on the findings of a meta-synthesis that examined the nature and extent of qualitative studies conducted with children about their experience of domestic violence. Studies were identified by a search of electronic databases and included gray literature. Studies were included for review if they were published between 1996 and 2016, were from countries considered as comparable Western nations to Australia and available in the English language, and reported on qualitative studies that directly engaged with children under the age of 18 years on their experiences of intimate partner violence involving one or more of their parents/carers. Forty peer-reviewed publications that reported on 32 studies were included for the review. This study was unique in that it included child participation measures to assess the quality of available studies. This article explores the contribution that research with children has made to our understandings of, and responses to, domestic violence, and provides a critique of the limitations and gaps evident in the extant qualitative research with children on the issue of domestic violence. The article considers implications for future research, policy, and practice and in particular focuses our attention on the need to engage more children more fully in participatory research in the field of domestic violence.

Using Social Cognitive Theory to Predict Safer Sex Behaviors in College Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amar Kanekar ◽  
Manoj Sharma ◽  
Russell Bennett
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Cognitive Theory ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Safer Sex ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sex Behaviors

Young adults engage themselves in unsafe sexual behaviors exposing themselves to getting aSTD and/or HIV/AIDS. The purpose of this study was to use social cognitive theory in predicting safer sex behaviors among college students. A cross-sectional study design was implemented among a sample of 180 sexually active college students. More than half of the survey responders were monogamous and less than a quarter had two sexual partners. A step-wise multiple regressions model indicated a statistically significant predictive model with self-efficacy, situational perceptions and self-control towards safer sex as significant predictors (48% predicted variance) of self-reported sexual behaviors.

Perceived Barriers and Benefits of Condom Use among College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara. K. Fehr ◽  
Rebecca A. Vidourek ◽  
Keith A. King ◽  
Laura A. Nabors
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Safer Sex ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Sexual History ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

College students engage in high risk sexual behaviors. Condom use is one method of prevent-ing negative consequences of risky sexual behaviors. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identifyperceived barriers and perceived benefits to condom use among college students. A survey was developedand used to assess the study purpose. Study findings indicated barriers to condom use were reduced pleasure(32.5%), knowing a partner’s sexual history (26.5%), and condoms limit intimacy (19.9%). The lead-ing benefits of condom use were preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (63.8%), condomshelp prevent sexually transmitted diseases (50.1%), and feelings of safety after using condoms (49.3%).Number of partners significantly influenced the perceived barriers (p <.001) and benefits (vaginal andoral p <.001; anal p = .036). These findings may beneficial to those creating safer sex educational pro-grams aimed at increasing rates of condom use among college students.

Effects of a life skills-based sexuality education program on Korean early adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Gyu-Young Lee ◽  
Da Ye Lee
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Sexuality Education ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Sexual Attitude ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Sexuality Education Program

We verified the effectiveness of a life skills-based sexuality education program that involved applying learner-centered principles among South Korean upper elementary grade students. We developed an 8-session program to improve sexuality knowledge and the sexual behaviors of adolescents through gaining practical skills applicable to daily life. Participants were 68 students at a school located in Seoul and we analyzed their data using a 1-sample t test to determine the effectiveness of the proposed intervention program. The results showed that the proposed program increased the sexuality knowledge and interpersonal skills of the adolescents; however, the improvement in sexual attitude was not statistically significant. This study is significant as the program is the first life skills-based sexuality education course developed for use with elementary school students in Korea. Our program could be used in developing a learner-centered sexuality education program applicable to real-life situations.

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