Rogers Claire, Earnest Jaya
a International Health Program, Curtin University , Perth , Australia.
Cult Health Sex. 2015;17(2):223-36. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2014.967302. Epub 2014 Oct 27.
This exploratory study piloted in Brisbane, Australia, reports on findings from in-depth focus-group discussions conducted with Sudanese and Eritrean women in Brisbane. We investigated and documented their experiences and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and contraception, and explored their views on sexuality and relationships education within the family environment of minority ethnic communities in Australia. Underpinned by a qualitative psychosocial framework, the study also involved key-informant interviews with health and multicultural not-for-profit sector professionals. Through the knowledge and experiences shared by the participants, the key themes of cultural insensitivity, exclusion and poor communication within the family were highlighted by participants as determining factors in the achievement of sexual and reproductive health and good quality sex and relationships education. Participants proposed recommendations for how minority ethnic communities in Australia can more effectively support and communicate within the family environment to increase their own and their children's knowledge and understanding.
这项在澳大利亚布里斯班开展的探索性研究报告了与布里斯班的苏丹和厄立特里亚女性进行的深入焦点小组讨论的结果。我们调查并记录了她们在性健康和生殖健康以及避孕方面的经历和知识，并探讨了她们对澳大利亚少数族裔社区家庭环境中性教育和关系教育的看法。该研究以定性社会心理框架为基础，还包括对健康和多元文化非营利部门专业人员的关键信息访谈。通过参与者分享的知识和经历，参与者强调文化不敏感、家庭内部排斥和沟通不畅等关键主题是实现性健康和生殖健康以及高质量性教育和关系教育的决定性因素。参与者就澳大利亚少数族裔社区如何在家庭环境中更有效地提供支持和沟通以增加自身及子女的知识和理解提出了建议。
