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ArticleHealth promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals2026

Social Expectations Associated With Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Qualitative Study of Tay Adolescent Girls and Their Female Carers in Vietnam.

Lia Jacqueline Burns, Hannah Pitt, Thuy Doan To Mai, Minh Duc Pham, Peter Azzopardi, Samantha Thomas

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Article in Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Social Expectations Associated With Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Qualitative Study of Tay Adolescent Girls and Their Female Carers in Vietnam.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2026
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Lia Jacqueline BurnsInstitute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5041-3098
Hannah PittInstitute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4259-6186
Thuy Doan To MaiSchool of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Southbank, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4319-9994
Minh Duc PhamGlobal Adolescent Health Group, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5932-3491
Peter AzzopardiGlobal Adolescent Health Group, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9280-6997
Samantha ThomasInstitute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1427-7775

Funding

Australia Government Research Training Program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

issue addressedThis study explored the experience and perceptions of Tay adolescent girls and their female carers in Northern Vietnam related to the dynamics of social expectations of adolescent sexual and reproductive health.

methodsCritical qualitative inquiry using a 'Big Q' experiential approach focussed on subjective experiences. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 20 adolescent girls (16-18 years old) and 20 of their female carers from the Tay ethnic community in Vietnam.

resultsFirst, social expectations of adolescent Tay girls to uphold traditional standards of femininity and womanhood were shared intergenerationally. Second, this generation of adolescent Tay girls openly challenged social expectations related to their sexual development. Third, many adolescent Tay girls diverged from expectations in relation to their sexuality and demonstrated increased agency and a desire for social change.

conclusionThis study found that social expectations surrounding adolescent girls' sexuality were shared across generations, yet perceptions of female sexuality were beginning to shift. This study recommends: formative research on adolescent sexual and reproductive health must consider prevailing social norms; increased momentum and investment for national and local programs that support gender inequities; to mandate and fund local services to increase the knowledge and skills of older generations of women to support adolescent sexual and reproductive health. SO WHAT?: Applying contextually specific data on the different profiles of social norms in a community will improve the impact of health promotion for adolescent sexual and reproductive health.

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CaregiversReproductive HealthSexual BehaviorSexual HealthSocial NormsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicQualitative ResearchVietnamadolescent girlsfemale carerssexual and reproductive healthsocial expectationsVietnam

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PMID42860621
PMCPMC13655298

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