The power of culture and context on Hispanic/Latina teen pregnancy and birth in Oklahoma: provider and parental perspectives

Abstract

In addition to currently implemented communication tools and parenting skills to talk with adolescents about sexual health topics, interventions need to consider preferences that may be rooted in cultural aspects that could hinder the application of learned skills.

Parents involvement and barriers of programme interventions to reduce adolescent pregnancy

“…The parents stated that the dangers of sexually transmitted infections, HIV and teenage pregnancy, so the need to find ways to keep teenagers from sexual intercourse. At the same time parents realize the need for information not only on education about reproductive health and sexuality, but as a tool for the future of adolescents (Alzate et al, 2018).…”

“…Service providers assume that the importance of education about sexuality and reproduction to live life. Most cases of teenage pregnancy are found in the characteristics that usually occur at the age of 15 years, lack of birth control at the beginning of sexual intercourse, adolescents lack information, or have misinformation or myths about reproductive health, birth control and sexuality in general (Alzate et al, 2018).…”

“…73-86 Dwi Kartika Cahyaningtyas et.al (Parents involvement and barriers of programme interventions to…) b) Low Parent-Child Knowledge The experience of providers when hearing parents and adolescents about reproduction is known that knowledge is still limited, parents and adolescents do not know because they have not received education. Other aspects related to limitations in infrastructure, socio-economics and culture (limited health insurance, costs, limited language skills, work demands, lack of supervision, stigma and prejudice), lack of comprehensive sexuality education in schools, besides the existence of social isolation , low levels of education, lack of training for service providers and funding restrictions (Alzate et al, 2018).…”

“…Teenage pregnancy usually occurs at the age of 15 years, due to the absence of control of sexual intercourse, lack of reproductive health information and adolescents get false information or myths about reproductive health. Service providers state that parents avoid talking about sexuality and limit conversations such as pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections or HIV, many parents expect and wait to sign forms for schools to talk about sexuality (Alzate et al, 2018).…”

The Effect of Social Anxiety on the Risk of Sexual Victimization via Assertiveness in an Ethnically Diverse Sample

“…Culturally, Latinx populations have gender role norms, such as marianismo (i.e., the notion that women are supposed to be pure and submissive) and machismo (i.e., the notion that men are supposed to be strong and hold authority in sexual situations), which influence how men and women are expected to behave in sexual situations (Cappon, 1975; Eaton et al, 2016; Nuñez et al, 2016; Pavich, 1986; Phinney & Flores, 2002). Although these norms are similar to sexual role norms in White communities, the lack of sex education (Alzate et al, 2018; Padilla & Baird, 1991) and emphasis on male dominance and female passivity/deference (Nuñez et al, 2016) in Latinx communities could influence assertive behaviors in sexual situations. The cultural differences between White and Latinx communities are important to understand so that they can be addressed in risk reduction programming.…”