‘Everyone knows everyone’: youth perceptions of relationships and sexuality education, condom access and health services in a rural town

© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Sexual health promotion and Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) are influenced by interrelated social and cultural factors, particularly in a rural setting. This paper reports on findings from interviews with young p...

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Main Authors: Heslop, C., Burns, Sharyn, Lobo, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74723
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description © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Sexual health promotion and Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) are influenced by interrelated social and cultural factors, particularly in a rural setting. This paper reports on findings from interviews with young people when asked about experiences and perspectives accessing RSE and sexual health services in a small rural Australian town. Fifteen young people (16–24 years) participated in semi-structured focus groups and interviews. Data was analysed and coded with four key themes emerging: relevant and credible sexual health education; make it easy; GP accessibility; and discreet condom supply. The findings of this study have practical implications when addressing community level sexual health and RSE needs.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-747232019-02-19T05:35:45Z ‘Everyone knows everyone’: youth perceptions of relationships and sexuality education, condom access and health services in a rural town Heslop, C. Burns, Sharyn Lobo, R. © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Sexual health promotion and Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) are influenced by interrelated social and cultural factors, particularly in a rural setting. This paper reports on findings from interviews with young people when asked about experiences and perspectives accessing RSE and sexual health services in a small rural Australian town. Fifteen young people (16–24 years) participated in semi-structured focus groups and interviews. Data was analysed and coded with four key themes emerging: relevant and credible sexual health education; make it easy; GP accessibility; and discreet condom supply. The findings of this study have practical implications when addressing community level sexual health and RSE needs. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74723 10.1080/14681811.2019.1566120 Routledge restricted
spellingShingle Heslop, C.
Burns, Sharyn
Lobo, R.
‘Everyone knows everyone’: youth perceptions of relationships and sexuality education, condom access and health services in a rural town
title ‘Everyone knows everyone’: youth perceptions of relationships and sexuality education, condom access and health services in a rural town
title_full ‘Everyone knows everyone’: youth perceptions of relationships and sexuality education, condom access and health services in a rural town
title_fullStr ‘Everyone knows everyone’: youth perceptions of relationships and sexuality education, condom access and health services in a rural town
title_full_unstemmed ‘Everyone knows everyone’: youth perceptions of relationships and sexuality education, condom access and health services in a rural town
title_short ‘Everyone knows everyone’: youth perceptions of relationships and sexuality education, condom access and health services in a rural town
title_sort ‘everyone knows everyone’: youth perceptions of relationships and sexuality education, condom access and health services in a rural town
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74723