Polivka B J
Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus 43210, USA.
Public Health Nurs. 1996 Dec;13(6):425-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1996.tb00270.x.
The purposes of this study were to assess the sex education programs offered in three rural Ohio counties, the agencies involved, and the extent to which agencies collaborated, and to compare interagency collaboration across counties. This cross-sectional study occurred in two phases. Using key-informant interviews (n = 85), Phase 1 identified current programs. Phase 2 assessed interagency collaboration via a mailed survey (n = 116). Results indicated that there were five to nine sex education programs per county, each involving five to eight agencies. Sex education was offered inside and outside of schools; programs were available to keep pregnant/parenting youth in school, enhance self-esteem, provide parenting education to teens, and advocate for abstinence. Sex education also occurred via a newsletter and an adolescent health conference, and in various clinics. Minimal collaboration was noted among agencies providing these programs. Public health nurses are ideally situated to identify current programs and agencies involved and form an interagency group to plan and implement comprehensive, collaborative sex education programs for youth. Further research is needed to longitudinally assess the impact of such program development on interagency collaboration, teen sexual activity, and pregnancy rates.
本研究的目的是评估俄亥俄州三个农村县提供的性教育项目、所涉及的机构、机构间的合作程度，并比较各县之间的机构间合作情况。这项横断面研究分两个阶段进行。第一阶段通过关键信息人访谈（n = 85）确定当前的项目。第二阶段通过邮寄调查（n = 116）评估机构间合作。结果表明，每个县有五到九个性教育项目，每个项目涉及五到八个机构。性教育在学校内外开展；有项目帮助怀孕/育有子女的青少年继续上学、增强自尊、为青少年提供育儿教育并倡导禁欲。性教育还通过时事通讯和青少年健康会议以及在各种诊所进行。提供这些项目的机构之间的合作极少。公共卫生护士处于理想位置，能够确定当前的项目和所涉及的机构，并组建一个机构间小组，为青少年规划和实施全面、协作性的性教育项目。需要进一步开展研究，以纵向评估此类项目开发对机构间合作、青少年性活动和怀孕率的影响。
