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Odenbring, Ylva; Lindén, Lisa – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
Since autumn 2020, boys in the fifth year of school (11-year-old students) in Sweden have been offered human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for free. Drawing from individual interviews with 21 school nurses working in primary schools in one of Sweden's regions, the aim of this study was to explore nurses' strategies and experiences of informing…
Descriptors: Males, Grade 5, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs
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Burns, Sharyn; Selvey, Linda; Roux, Felicity – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2021
In Australia, school-based immunisation programmes (SBIP) provide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations to secondary school students. However, despite such free programmes, around 20% of girls and 25% of boys do not complete all doses. This formative study identified barriers and enablers to vaccine completion. Online surveys were conducted with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immunization Programs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Secondary School Students
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Pineda Marin, Claudia; Munoz Sastre, Maria Teresa; Alfonso Murcia, Diego; Bernal Castañeda, Mateo; Briceño Hernández, Angie; Mullet, Etienne – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2019
The goal of this study was to investigate the attitudes of Colombians with respect to what can and what must not be said to young people of different ages and genders regarding sexuality. A convenience sample of 329 adults, aged 18-64 years, living in Bogotá participated in the study. They were presented with a set of 36 vignettes describing…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Sexuality, Adults, Foreign Countries
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Suter, Sarah; McCracken, Wendy; Calam, Rachel – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2012
The purpose of this survey study was to explore the views of young deaf and hearing people (16-25 years old) on school and home sex and relationships education (SRE). The study addressed a critical knowledge gap in the research literature on deaf youth's perception of SRE. The small-scale study explored young deaf people's experiences of SRE and…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Minority Groups, Young Adults
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Formby, Eleanor; Hirst, Julia; Owen, Jenny; Hayter, Mark; Stapleton, Helen – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2010
In this article we discuss the findings from a recent study of UK policy and practice in relation to sexual health services for young people, based in--or closely linked with--schools. This study formed part of a larger project, completed in 2009, which also included a systematic review of international research. The findings discussed in this…
Descriptors: Health Services, Research and Development, School Nurses, Teaching Methods
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Westwood, Jo; Mullan, Barbara – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2009
The current government in the United Kingdom has made a commitment to reducing the high rates of teenage conceptions and sexually transmitted infections by implementing various sexual health strategies. It emphasises an increased public health role for school nurses by identifying that they have access to the school-age population and the…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Health Education, School Nurses, Public Health