Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 18, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1053-1059

Attitudes and Beliefs of African Immigrant Mothers Living in the US Towards Providing Comprehensive Sex Education to Daughters Aged 12–17 Years: A Pilot Study (Article)

Agbemenu K.* , Terry M.A. , Hannan M. , Kitutu J. , Doswell W.
  • a Department of Family, Community, and Health Systems Sciences, School of Nursing, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main Street, Room 201D, Buffalo, NY 14214, United States
  • b Graduate School of Public Health, Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 222 Parran Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States
  • c School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
  • d Department of Acute and Tertiary Care, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, 239 Victoria Building, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States
  • e Department of Health Promotion and Development, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, 440 Victoria Building, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States

Abstract

The literature currently contains no comprehensive sex education (CSE) interventions targeting the African immigrant population. African immigrant mothers have been inhibited by several factors from providing their daughters with CSE. The primary aim of this study was to identify attitudes and beliefs of Sub-Saharan immigrant mothers living in the United States towards providing comprehensive sex education to their daughters aged 12–17 years. The study utilized a one-time anonymous nine-question survey. Fifteen women who met the inclusion criteria completed the study survey online or via paper format. African immigrant mothers are willing to allow comprehensive sex to be taught in schools and at home. Accepted education appears to range from religious and moral teaching to some factual information. This research will potentially assist in the designing of more culturally appropriate comprehensive sex education programs for African immigrant mothers and their daughters. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

STIs sex education Africa south of the Sahara Mothers Emigration and immigration Adolescents

Index Keywords

sexual education human African American Sex Education Cross-Sectional Studies United States cross-sectional study migrant psychology Humans Adolescent Emigrants and Immigrants female Socioeconomic Factors pilot study socioeconomics Mothers Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice mother attitude to health African Americans Pilot Projects Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84944707295&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-015-0292-z&partnerID=40&md5=9b7ef197f14a0efd95ff4b13b4556800
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0292-z
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English