Sexual Health Information Sources, Needs, and Preferences of Young Adult Sexual Minority Cisgender Women and Non-binary Individuals Assigned Female at Birth,Sexuality Research and Social Policy

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Sexual Health Information Sources, Needs, and Preferences of Young Adult Sexual Minority Cisgender Women and Non-binary Individuals Assigned Female at Birth
Sexuality Research and Social Policy ( IF 2.5 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-11 , DOI: 10.1007/s13178-020-00501-6
Allison M Baker ₁ , Jaquelyn L Jahn ₁ , Andy S L Tan _{1,

2,

3} , Sabra L Katz-Wise _{1,

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5} , Kasisomayajula Viswanath _{1,

2} , Rachel A Bishop _{1,

6} , Madina Agénor _{1,

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9}

Affiliation

Background

Young adult sexual minority women (SMW) have unique sexual health needs and higher rates of some poor sexual health outcomes compared to their heterosexual peers. Unequal access to relevant sexual health information may contribute to sexual orientation disparities in sexual health among women, but research on sexual health communication among SMW is sparse.

Methods

In-depth interviews conducted in 2016–2017 investigated sexual health communication in a sample of 29 racially/ethnically diverse cisgender women and non-binary individuals assigned female at birth who were between 19 and 36 years of age and identified as a sexual minority. Data were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach that involved inductive and deductive coding to identify themes.

Results

Three broad themes were identified: (1) sources of sexual health information, (2) sexual health information needs, and (3) preferences for sexual health information delivery. Participants discussed and critiqued the Internet, other mass media, health care providers, school-based sex education, family, and peers/partners as sources of sexual health information. Participants expressed a need for customized, non-heteronormative information pertaining to sexually transmitted infection risk and prevention. They preferred receiving information from health care providers, the Internet, and other mass media, and some also suggested school-based sex education and peer education as methods for delivering information.

Conclusions

Participants expressed clear desires for relevant, high-quality sexual health information delivered through a variety of channels, especially the Internet, other mass media, and health care providers.

Policy Implications

Findings call for policies that improve provision of sexual health information through health care providers, online resources, and school-based sex education.

中文翻译：

年轻成人性少数顺性别女性和出生时被指定为女性的非二元个体的性健康信息来源、需求和偏好

背景

与异性恋同龄人相比，年轻的性少数女性 (SMW) 具有独特的性健康需求，并且某些不良性健康结果的发生率更高。获得相关性健康信息的机会不平等可能会导致女性性健康方面的性取向差异，但对法定最低工资者性健康沟通的研究却很少。

方法

2016 年至 2017 年进行的深度访谈调查了 29 名不同种族/民族的顺性别女性和出生时被指定为女性的非二元个体的性健康沟通情况，这些人年龄在 19 至 36 岁之间，被确定为性少数群体。使用主题分析方法对数据进行分析，该方法涉及归纳和演绎编码来识别主题。

结果

确定了三大主题：(1) 性健康信息来源，(2) 性健康信息需求，以及 (3) 性健康信息传递偏好。参与者讨论和批评了互联网、其他大众媒体、医疗保健提供者、学校性教育、家庭和同龄人/伴侣作为性健康信息的来源。参与者表示需要有关性传播感染风险和预防的定制、非异性恋信息。他们更喜欢从医疗保健提供者、互联网和其他大众媒体接收信息，有些人还建议将学校性教育和同伴教育作为传递信息的方法。