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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 5/2016

01-10-2016 | Original Paper

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

Authors: Kafuli Agbemenu, Martha Ann Terry, Margaret Hannan, Julius Kitutu, Willa Doswell

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 5/2016

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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.
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Metadata
Title
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
Authors
Kafuli Agbemenu
Martha Ann Terry
Margaret Hannan
Julius Kitutu
Willa Doswell
Publication date
01-10-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-015-0292-z

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