National trends and disparate access to formal and informal sex education among youth involved with the child welfare system in the USA.
National trends and disparate access to formal and informal sex education among youth involved with the child welfare system in the USA.
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美国儿童福利系统的全国趋势以及青少年接受正式和非正式性教育的机会差异。
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10.1080/14681811.2022.2134102
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2023
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Mullins,Lily
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Brasileiro,Julia;Widman,Laura;Norwalk,Kate;McCrimmon,Jordyn;Mullins,Lily
这项研究调查了参与美国儿童福利制度的青少年是否正在接受正式和非正式的性教育。数据来自第二次全国儿童和青少年幸福感调查，这是一个具有全国代表性的样本，涉及接触儿童保护服务的儿童和青少年。参与者包括参与儿童福利制度的年轻人(n=1093，年龄11-21岁)。参与者报告他们是否接受过正规的性教育：a)仅禁欲；b)仅避孕/避孕套；c)节欲和避孕/避孕套；或d)没有。他们还报告了是否知道在哪里可以获得计划生育服务。我们基于受试者的孕产史和社会人口学特征，检验性教育经历的流行率以及在性教育机会和知识方面的差异。只有一半(49%)的参与者接受过任何形式的正式性教育。与未怀孕的青少年相比，怀孕的青少年接受过任何性教育的可能性较小。在接受过避孕药具/避孕套的性教育的青少年中，72%的人报告知道在哪里可以获得计划生育服务，而没有接受过这种性教育的青少年中，这一比例仅为46%。迫切需要在参与儿童福利制度的青年中开展全面的性教育。
This study investigated whether youth involved with the child welfare system in the USA are receiving formal and informal sex education. Data come from the Second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Wellbeing, a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents in contact with child protective services. Participants included young people (n= 1093, aged 11–21) involved with the child welfare system. Participants reported whether they had received formal sex education about a) abstinence only; b) contraceptives/condoms only; c) abstinence and contraceptives/condoms; or d) none. They also reported whether they knew where to access family planning services. We examined the prevalence of sex education experiences and differences in sex education access and knowledge based on participants’ pregnancy history and sociodemographic characteristics. Only half (49%) of participants had received any form of formal sex education. Pregnant youth were less likely to have received any sex education compared to non-pregnant youth . 72% of adolescents who had received sex education about contraceptives/condoms reported knowing where to access family planning services compared to only 46% of adolescents who had not received this sex education . There is a pressing need for comprehensive sex education among youth involved with the child welfare system.