Mother-Daughter Communication about Sexual Maturation, Abstinence and Unintended Pregnancy: Experiences from an Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

Autor/inn/en	Crichton, Joanna; Ibisomi, Latifat; Gyimah, Stephen Obeng
Titel	Mother-Daughter Communication about Sexual Maturation, Abstinence and Unintended Pregnancy: Experiences from an Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescence, 35 (2012) 1, S.21-30 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0140-1971
DOI	10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.06.008
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Daughters; Focus Groups; Pregnancy; Foreign Countries; Puberty; Interpersonal Communication; Sexuality; Adolescent Development; Parent Child Relationship; Interviews; Teachers; Access to Information; Affective Behavior; Psychological Patterns; Knowledge Level; Neighborhoods; Poverty; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Daughter; Tochter; Schwangerschaft; Ausland; Pubertät; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Sexualität; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Wissensbasis; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Armut; Kenia
Abstract	Parental communication and support is associated with improved developmental, health and behavioral outcomes in adolescence. This study explores the quality of mother-daughter communication about sexual maturation, abstinence and unintended pregnancy in Korogocho, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. We use data from 14 focus group discussions (n = 124) and 25 interviews with girls aged 12-17, mothers of teenage girls, and key informant teachers. Many girls and women believed that mothers are the best source of information and support during puberty but only a minority described good experiences with communication in practice. Girls preferred communication to begin early and be repeated regularly. Mothers often combined themes of sexual maturation, abstinence and avoiding pregnancy in their messages. Communication was facilitated by mothers' availability, warmth and close parent-child relationships. Challenges included communication taboos, embarrassment, ambiguous message content, and parental lack of knowledge and uncertainty. Neighborhood poverty undermined some mothers' time and motivation for communicating. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10