‘Walkin’ about at night’: the background to teenage pregnancy in a remote Aboriginal community

Senior, Kate; Chenhall, Richard

doi:10.1080/13676260801946449

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“…In this context, the need to belong and the risks of social exclusion cannot be underestimated. These findings are aligned with previous research, which suggests that health-related knowledge and behaviours are produced through the connections between individuals, social contexts and everyday experience (Omorodion, Gbadebo, and Ishak 2007;Roberts et al 2005;Senior, Chenhall, and Richard 2008).…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Anthropological and sociological studies underscore the ways in which risk is socially constructed, negotiated and contested within everyday life (Beck 1992;Douglas 1992;Douglas and Wildavsky 1982;Oaks and Harthorn 2003). Cultural dimensions of risk are particularly salient to studies of health and illness (DiGiacomo 1999;Gifford 1986;Harthorn and Oaks 2003;Rapp 1999) and to sexual health more specifically (Brummelhuis and Herdt 1995;Senior, Chenhall, and Richard 2008;Setel 1999). Social and cultural meanings of sex and sexuality are key determinants of sexual and reproductive health outcomes (Brummelhuis and Herdt 1995) and the biological dimensions of risk and protection cannot be addressed outside of these social worlds.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Narratives of sexual health risk and protection amongst young people from refugee backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia

McMichael

Gifford

2010

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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Young people with refugee backgrounds face many challenges when making their lives in a resettlement country and their sexual and reproductive health needs are often overlooked. This paper reports on sexual health literacy amongst recently arrived young refugees settling in Melbourne, Australia. Qualitative methods were used to explore how resettled youth access, interpret and implement sexual health information, with a particular focus on how social contexts shape attitudes and understandings. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were conducted with 142 participants aged between 16 and 25 years. Findings reveal that while young people had some knowledge of HIV and AIDS, knowledge of other STIs was limited. Importantly, narratives about risk and protection were informed by concerns for maintenance of social wellbeing. Sexual health promotion should be an explicit component of early resettlement services for youth with refugee backgrounds and strategies need to take account of the pre-migration and resettlement contexts.

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Narratives of sexual health risk and protection amongst young people from refugee backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia

McMichael

Gifford

2010

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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“…Previous studies have shown that it is extremely difficult to talk with youths about their life aspirations (Senior et al 2006;Senior and Chenhall 2008). The usefulness of the SEIQol-DW as a therapeutic tool was highlighted by the staff.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…In research conducted in remote Aboriginal communities, Senior and Chenhall (2008) found that youths described experiences of boredom, despair and marginalistaion, and they found it difficult to articulate their desires for the future, because their knowledge about available life choices was restricted. Young women in one remote community had: "very few resources; limited exposure to role models; tended to espouse an alternative way of life; and lived in a community where difference was not highly tolerated.…”

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Individual Quality of Life Among at Risk Indigenous Youth in Australia

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Senior

Cole³

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This paper reports the findings from a pilot study in which the Schedule for Individual Quality of Life (SEIQoL-DW) was used to determine how 15 at-risk Indigenous Australian male youths aged between 14 and 19 conceptualised their quality of life. The youths, who were referred with problems associated with drug and alcohol misuse and criminal activity, were attending a diversionary program run by an Indigenous organisation in the Northern Territory, Australia. Quality of life was measured before and at the end of the nine-day programme in order to evaluate outcomes. Program staff found the SEIQoL-DW to be particularly useful in identifying culturally specific quality of life domains, allowing interventions to focus on improving the life areas that were of particular value to individuals as well as recognizing any deficits in their understanding the options available to them. While a control group was not used, mean SEIQoL-DW scores increased significantly over the course of the program.

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“…Despite the urgent need for this background information, there is a knowledge gap in the documentation of Indigenous Australian's beliefs, practices and behaviours that may be perpetuating sexual health inequalities (Willis, Anderson, and Morris 2005;Strobel and Ward 2012). Alongside the work of other researchers often using qualitative methods (Willis 2003;Stark and Hope 2007;Senior and Chenhall 2008;Fagan and McDonell 2010;Mooney-Somers et al 2012;Senior and Chenhall 2012;Chenhall et al 2013), the present study addresses the knowledge gap by describing young Aboriginal women's sexual health behaviour and knowledge in one remote Aboriginal community.…”

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‘Jumping around’: exploring young women's behaviour and knowledge in relation to sexual health in a remote Aboriginal Australian community

Ireland

Narjic

Belton

et al. 2014

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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Sexual health indicators for young remote-living Aboriginal women are the worst of all of Australian women. This study aimed to describe and explore young women's behaviour and knowledge in relation to sexual health, as well as to provide health professionals with cross-cultural insights to assist with health practice. A descriptive ethnographic study was conducted, which included: extended ethnographic field work in one remote community over a six-year period; community observation and participation; field notes; semi-structured interviews; group reproductive ethno-physiology drawing and language sessions; focus-group sessions; training and employment of Aboriginal research assistants; and consultation and advice from a local reference group and a Cultural Mentor. Findings reveal that young women in this remote community have a very poor biomedical understanding of sexually transmitted infections and contraception. This is further compounded by not speaking English as a first language, low literacy levels and different beliefs in relation to body functions. In their sexual relationships, young women often report experiences involving multiple casual partners, marijuana use and violence. Together, the findings contribute to a better understanding of the factors underlying sexual health inequity among young Aboriginal women in Australia.

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‘Walkin’ about at night’: the background to teenage pregnancy in a remote Aboriginal community

Cited by 47 publications

References 15 publications

Narratives of sexual health risk and protection amongst young people from refugee backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia

Narratives of sexual health risk and protection amongst young people from refugee backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia

Individual Quality of Life Among at Risk Indigenous Youth in Australia

‘Jumping around’: exploring young women's behaviour and knowledge in relation to sexual health in a remote Aboriginal Australian community

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