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ArticleHealth promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals2025

The sexual and reproductive health knowledge of women in Australia: A scoping review.

Natalie Williams, Georgia Griffin, Megan Wall, Zoe Bradfield

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Article in Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Co-Creating Preconception Health Content for a Digital Resource for Women From Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026
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  3. The sexual and reproductive health knowledge of women in Australia: A scoping review.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Natalie WilliamsDepartment of Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3194-5010
Georgia GriffinDepartment of Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9500-4607
Megan WallDepartment of Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia.
Zoe BradfieldDepartment of Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-0461

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

issue addressedSexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge influences health literacy and promotes positive health behaviours. This scoping review explores the SRH knowledge of women in Australia and reports on knowledge assessment, ways of learning, enablers and barriers, and interventions to improve knowledge.

methodsSeven databases were searched for eligible articles published in English between 2012 and 2022.

resultsEighty-five sources were included for analysis. Data were mapped by knowledge topic and population group and charted against four review objectives. Assessment of knowledge was the primary focus in 59% of sources. Two sources used a validated knowledge assessment tool. Knowledge was assessed using self-assessment, a measurement of correctness, or both. Women learnt about SRH through a range of sources, including healthcare providers, peers, family, internet, and school. Enablers and barriers spanned information content, delivery, timing, accessibility, interactions with those providing information, cultural and gendered norms, pre-migration experiences, and functional health literacy. Nine sources reported on interventions to facilitate SRH knowledge.

conclusionsThis review identified topics, population groups, and gaps in assessment of SRH knowledge of women in Australia. Overall, the measurement of women's SRH knowledge is largely conducted using unvalidated tools focusing on specific topics. SO WHAT?: It is recommended a validated tool be developed to comprehensively assess the SRH knowledge of women in Australia allowing for intersectional population analysis and exploration of knowledge conceptualisation. This would enable assessment of interventions aiming to improve SRH knowledge thereby facilitating improved health literacy and outcomes.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeReproductive HealthSexual HealthAustraliaFemaleHealth LiteracyHumanshealth literacyknowledgereproductive healthreviewsexual healthwomen's health

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PMID39097983
PMCPMC11730178

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