ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2017
Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Church-Based Adolescent Sexual Health Programs in Baltimore City.
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- Setting the global research agenda for community-based HIV service delivery through the faith sector.Health research policy and systems · 2021Article
- Delivery strategies for optimizing uptake of contraceptives among adolescents aged 15-19 years in Nsanje District, Malawi.Reproductive health · 2021Article
- Black Female Adolescents' Sexuality: Pleasure Expectancies, Sexual Guilt, and Age of Sexual Debut.American journal of sexuality education · 2021Article
- 'Just stuff yourself': Identifying health-promotion strategies from the perspectives of adolescent boys from disadvantaged neighbourhoods.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2019Article
- Sexual and reproductive health services (SRHS) for adolescents in Enugu state, Nigeria: a mixed methods approach.BMC health services research · 2018Article
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purposeBlack churches are an important community resource and a potentially powerful actor in adolescent health promotion. However, limited research exists describing the factors that may influence the successful implementation of evidence-based adolescent sexual health programs in churches. In the present study, a multi-informant approach was used to identify facilitators and barriers to implementing adolescent sexual health programs in black churches.
methodsNine Black churches located in Baltimore, MD, were recruited to participate in this study. The senior pastor and youth minster from each congregation participated in an in-depth interview (N = 18). A total of 45 youth (ages 13-19 years) and 38 parents participated in 15 focus groups. Qualitative data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using a qualitative content analytic approach.
resultsParticipants agreed that comprehensive adolescent sexual health education should be available for youth in black churches. They also believed that abstaining from sex should be discussed in all adolescent sexual health programs. Three facilitators were discussed: widespread endorsement of church-based adolescent sexual health education, positive influence of youth ministers on youth, and life lessons as teaching tools. Four barriers are described: perceived resistance from congregants, discomfort among youth, lack of financial resources, and competing messages at home about sexual health.
conclusionsOur findings suggest that churches are a preferred place for adolescent sexual health education among some parents and youth. Study findings also reinforce the feasibility and desirably of church-based adolescent sexual health programs.
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