The Sexual Health Concerns and Sexual Health Education Needs of Adolescents with Cancer

The Sexual Health Concerns and Sexual Health Education Needs of Adolescents with Cancer
Author: Louise Sue
Publisher:
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2013
Genre: Cancer in adolescence
ISBN:

Background: International studies have highlighted that having cancer during childhood and adolescence can impact on a persons' psychosexual development and sexual functioning. Cancer survivors report a need for further education and support in regard to their sexual health and fertility. However, the existing knowledge stems largely from retrospective studies documenting the accounts of survivors of cancer during childhood and adolescence, and very few studies have explored the sexual health concerns and sexual health education needs of young people who are currently receiving active cancer treatment. Aim: To explore the sexual health concerns of young people living with cancer in New Zealand. To explore young people with cancers perceptions and experiences of, and access to sexual health education, and identify their sexual health education needs. Methods: Semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with eight adolescents, aged between 16 and 21 years who were on active treatment for cancer. Interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using a general inductive approach. Results: The findings show that adolescents on active cancer treatment report considerable concern about the impact of their diagnosis and treatment on their ability to socialise with peers and maintain romantic relationships. Participants wanted to be told by their healthcare team whether sexual activity was safe during treatment and be informed of the potential sexual side effects of their cancer treatment. Participants raised questions surrounding the prevention of pregnancy, along with concerns surrounding their fertility and ability to have healthy offspring in the future. They believed that the provision of sexual health education to adolescents with cancer would be extremely beneficial and assist in allaying a young person's concern and anxiety surrounding sexual health. Conclusion: This study describes the sexual health concerns, sexual health education needs and sexual health care needs of adolescents on active treatment for cancer. The findings show that sexual health and fertility are important to young people with cancer and that their cancer diagnosis and treatment impacts on their ability to maintain their sexual health. The findings contribute to the existing evidence available in the international literature. This study supports the development of a sexual health education package and sexual health care approach that addresses the unique needs of adolescents with cancer.

Reproductive And Sexual Health Education For Adolescents

Reproductive And Sexual Health Education For Adolescents
Author: Rajani R Shirur
Publisher: Discovery Publishing House
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2003
Genre: Health education
ISBN: 9788171415359

Contents: Reproductive and Sexually Health Education An Introduction, Education in Reproductive and Sexually Health for Adolescents, Rationale for the Study, Review of Researches, Methodology, Results and Discussions, Reflective Perspectives and Conclusive Comments, Epilogue Women Empowerment and Reproductive Rights.

Reproductive Health and Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults

Reproductive Health and Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults
Author: Gwendolyn P Quinn
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2012-01-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9400724926

Reproductive medicine is a growing field with new technology emerging faster than we can assess consumer’s perceptions of –the number of cancer survivors are growing and there is a great need to attend to their quality of life-this book addresses the needs of males and females, identifies effective communication strategies and proactive measures for health care professionals and researchers to use as well as identifying gaps in the literature where more research is needed.

Adolescent Sexual Health Education

Adolescent Sexual Health Education
Author: Josefina J. Card, PhD
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2008-02-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0826197620

Adolescents need to understand the consequences of risky sexual behavior, including unplanned pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and sexually transmitted infections. Yet these topics can be difficult to discuss and teach effectively. In a concise and convenient format, Adolescent Sexual Health Education: An Activity Sourcebook offers easy and creative exercises that educators and instructors can use to help adolescents understand and reduce their risky behaviors. Within the pages of this invaluable resource, you will find more than sixty ready-to-use activities designed to educate teens about pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and STI prevention. Each exercise is drawn from prevention programs that have been scientifically proven to change adolescent health behaviors, and will teach teens how to discuss sexual issues in an honest manner, postpone sexual activity, negotiate condom use, gain a better understanding of gay, lesbian and bisexual issues, and more. The book offers many types of exercises, including: Group discussions Role plays Homework assignments Group activities Instructor-led discussions Additional exercises, including field trips, guest speakers, and more Adolescent Sexual Health Education: An Activity Sourcebook offers a wide range of activities which can easily supplement an existing program or provide the foundation for an entirely new one. Most activities can be led by classroom teachers, facilitators, or health educators with no prior experience, and are suitable for a wide variety of settings, including community-based organizations, health clinics, or classrooms.

Promoting Young People's Sexual Health

Promoting Young People's Sexual Health
Author: Roger Ingham
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2006-09-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1134188684

Valuable contributions on different aspects of sexual and reproductive health among young people are presented in this book, with a focus on developing country contexts. Key discussions on issues relating to young people and their sexual activities are brought together in one volume, exploring how these issues are affected by the wider contexts in which they live. The interdisciplinary team of contributors examine the practical and ideological barriers that inhibit progress in the development of educational and service level improvement of young people’s sexual health as well as presenting examples of efforts made to overcome such difficulties. Promoting Young People's Sexual Health looks to the future, proposing ways forward in terms of policy and legislative changes necessary for long term improvements in young people’s sexual health.

Promoting Youth Sexual Health

Promoting Youth Sexual Health
Author: Gina Coffee
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2015-09-16
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317684265

Promoting Youth Sexual Health, written for preventionists and interventionists who work with children and adolescents across home, school, or community settings, offers guidance on how to promote sexual health among youth. The reader is first introduced to the state of the field, including sexual behaviors in which youth engage, sexual risk and protective factors, standards and professional guidelines for promoting sexual health of youth, developmental and cultural considerations, and considerations in supporting LGBTQ youth. Evidence-based strategies to support child and adolescent sexual health in homes, schools, and communities are then presented. The book concludes with a proposed model for integrating supports across settings to comprehensively promote youth sexual health.

Teenage Sexuality

Teenage Sexuality
Author: John Coleman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2014-02-25
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 131782153X

First published in 1998.This text reviews current knowledge and research in key areas of adolescent sexuality, focusing on the implications of this for young people's sexual health. The book includes chapters on adolescent sexual knowledge, teenage relationships and sexual behaviour, HIV/AIDS education, sexual identity, peer education and the prevention of teenage pregnancy. The book is aimed at all those who work with young people, including those involved in health education, youth work, sex education and those in youth organisations. The book is written in straightforward language, with the aim of disseminating relevant research to all those who work with young people. The focus of the book is on understanding the implications of research in this area for young people's sexual health, risk reduction and education.