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

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Sharla; Platt, Joey M.; Clifford, Daniel; Preston, Michael; Satterwhite, Catherine; Kelly, Patricia J.; Ramaswamy, Megha
Titel	A State-Level Examination of School Nurses' Perceptions of Condom Availability Accompanied by Sex Education
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 36 (2020) 5, S.386-393 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/1059840518824728
Schlagwörter	Contraception; School Nurses; Prevention; Pregnancy; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Health Behavior; Risk; Sexuality; Attitude Change; Case Studies; High School Students; Sex Education; Barriers; Parent Attitudes; Costs; Community Support; Educational Policy; Access to Education; Health Services; Kansas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Empfängnisverhütung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Schwangerschaft; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Risiko; Sexualität; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Elternverhalten; Cost; Kosten; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01