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JOURNAL OF SCHOOL NURSING
卷 38, 期 3, 页码 299-305出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1059840520950438
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teen pregnancy; parenting; high school; policies; procedures; health disparities; alternative high schools; sexual; reproductive health
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资金
- Nurse Faculty Scholars program from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [72111]
Texas alternative high schools (AHSs) provide limited sexual/reproductive health services and sexuality education despite high levels of sexual risk behaviors among students. Findings suggest unmet needs for comprehensive sexual/reproductive health services and education in AHS settings.
We compared sexual/reproductive health services and sexuality education topics provided in Texas alternative high schools (AHSs) with the prevalence of sexual risk behaviors among students in AHS. Using cross-sectional data from convenience samples of 14 principals, 14 lead health educators, and 515 students, we calculated descriptive statistics for 20 services and 15 sexuality education topics provided by AHSs and seven sexual risk behaviors among students in AHS. AHSs provided few sexual/reproductive health services and limited educational content, despite high levels of sexual risk taking among students. For example, no AHSs taught students about proper condom use, yet 84% of students have had sex. Findings provide preliminary evidence of unmet needs for school-based sexual/reproductive health services and comprehensive sexuality education in AHS settings. Future investigation with larger, representative samples is needed to assess the provision of sexual/reproductive health services and sexuality education in AHSs and monitor sexual risk behaviors in the AHS population.
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