College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Flint, MI, USA.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Cult Health Sex. 2021 Jul;23(7):961-975. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2020.1746401. Epub 2020 Jun 2.
Teenage pregnancy can have adverse social and health outcomes, and rates are high in Flint, Michigan as compared to the rest of the state and the USA. It is important to understand contributing factors to adolescent pregnancy to be able to better address this issue. This study examined qualitative data from interviews with 100 community members who participated in the Flint Women's Study, a study designed to better understand the hopes, dreams and needs of women in Flint, and their suggestions for how to address identified needs. Using a Community Based Participatory Approach, data were collected and analysed by a team of community members and academic researchers. The paper focuses on the theme of family planning among young women which included attitudes about contraception, sexuality education and bio-medical and structural barriers to accessing reproductive health. Community members emphasised the need for increased access to comprehensive contraception options, improved sexuality education in schools and from health care providers, and ultimately valuing young women.
少女怀孕可能会带来不良的社会和健康后果，与密歇根州的其他地区和美国相比，弗林特的少女怀孕率很高。了解少女怀孕的促成因素对于更好地解决这个问题很重要。本研究通过对 100 名参与弗林特妇女研究的社区成员进行访谈，获取了定性数据，该研究旨在更好地了解弗林特妇女的希望、梦想和需求，以及她们对如何解决已确定需求的建议。研究团队采用社区参与式方法，由社区成员和学术研究人员共同收集和分析数据。本文主要关注年轻女性的计划生育主题，包括对避孕措施、性教育以及获得生殖健康的生物医学和结构性障碍的态度。社区成员强调需要增加综合避孕措施的获取渠道，改善学校和医疗保健提供者提供的性教育，并最终重视年轻女性。
