ABSTRACT

In remote and very remote Australia, young people engage youth workers in sexual health discussions, often out of necessity due to low access to health services. Youth workers’ and youth service managers’ perspectives on these interactions and the sexual health training they receive are poorly understood. In this study, youth workers and youth service managers working in the Pilbara, a remote region in Western Australia, participated in semi-structured online video interviews. Participants (n = 10) were asked about their experiences and the impact of sexual health training on their work. Data were thematically analysed. Four themes were developed: Pilbara youth workers and youth service managers need sexual health training; locally delivered sexual health training is preferable; online sexual health training may augment knowledge; and strategies to optimise sexual health training are needed. The results of this study suggest current training is not meeting the needs of youth workers and youth service managers in the Pilbara, and they feel under equipped to address sexual health topics with young people. Suggestions are made to improve youth workers’ and youth service managers’ access to effective sexual health training.

抽象的

在偏远和非常偏远的澳大利亚，由于缺乏获得卫生服务的机会，年轻人常常出于必要而与青年工人进行性健康讨论。青年工人和青年服务经理对这些互动以及他们所接受的性健康培训的观点了解甚少。在这项研究中，在西澳大利亚偏远地区的皮尔巴拉（Pilbara）工作的青年工人和青年服务经理参加了半结构化在线视频采访。向参与者（n = 10）询问他们的经历以及性健康培训对其工作的影响。对数据进行专题分析。制定了四个主题：皮尔巴拉（Pilbara）青年工人和青年服务经理需要性健康培训；最好在当地进行性健康培训；在线性健康培训可能会增加知识；需要优化性健康培训的策略。这项研究的结果表明，当前的培训不能满足皮尔巴拉地区青年工人和青年服务经理的需求，他们感到自己不足以应对年轻人的性健康问题。提出了一些建议，以改善青年工人和青年服务管理人员获得有效性健康培训的机会。