Chapter 19 Flashcards
Providing access to comprehensive sexual health information and other recourses necessary to promote healthy sexuality and avoid negative outcomes.
Sexual Health Education (SHE)
True or false: sexual education was first introduced in 2019
false: 1994
What are the two main goals of SHE?
promoting positive seuxal health outcomes and preventing negative sexual health outcomes
What is the criticism of the current SHE program?
focuses too much on the negative side of sexual health
True or false: the canadian SHE program uses the IBM skills model
true
What are the 3 steps for effective program integration using IBM
- determine sexual health needs
- design a program that meets those needs
- evaluate program
What are the 3 parts of the IMB model
information, motivation and behaviour
What is the flow of the iMB model?
with the information to do a skill and the motivation to do that skill, a behaviour skill is produced which results in a behavour
A SHE program that informs of how to have safe sex
comprehensive programs
A SHE program that dismisses any form of sex
abstinence-only program
True or false: abstinence-only programs are effective at promoting abstinence
false: many youths still engage in sex and actually have the same outcomes as no SHE
What are the two main issues of abstinence-only programs?
- withhold information
- don’t acknowledge gender diverse and sexually diverse experiences
What is recommended for the content of SHE in Canada?
- theoretical foundation
- clear message
- appropriate content and teaching method
- activities related to social envrionment
- activites related to sexual communication
- active application of knowledge
A questionnaire for female grade 7 students who attended a SHE program and a booster SHE program in grade 8.
Girt Time Program
What was the main findings from Girl Time?
More years of SHE = more knowledge, the program did not have much effect on attitudes (probably because of the type of girls who participated) and had a higher self-efficacy.
True or False: STI knowledge is increasing for grade 7, 9 and 11 students
false, when compaired to 1989, students in 2002 had less knowledge
True or false: attitudes about masturbation and causal sex very by gender
true: girls appear to believe that causal sex and masturbation is wrong, while boys believe it’s okay
True or false: sexual activity of teens have increased since 1989
false: sexual activity of teens remained at the same levels as 1989 dispite having less knowledge about sexual activites
True or false: the reason some do not use condoms is because of a lack of SHE in school.
true: barriers to education has been linked to lack of contraception use in general
True or false: STI rates have been decreasing since 1989
False: STI rates have been increasing, specifically in northern canada
True or false: teen pregnancy rates have been decreasing.
True: in general it has been decreasing, but when examining certain provinces, it has been increasing like in Manitoba
Where do teens learn about sex outside the classroom?
personal experience, internet and friends
Why do teens perfer to not ask parents about sex?
discomfort from teen, parent discomfort, lack of knowledge (parent)
Why is it important to have parents talk to their children about sex?
parents talking about sex is related to safer-sex behaviours,
Why are peer-to-peer SHE interventions positive and negative?
youth feel more comfortable talking to peers then adults, more likely to follow what peers say then adults, and when peers talk about risky sex, they are likely to also do it.
What are some issues with sex in the media?
- don’t show safe sex behaviours
- don’t talk about safe sex
- don’t depict sex openly (taboo)
- portraying masturbation as negative
Why is internet pornography mistleading?
- shows unrealistic bodies and genitals
- displays unrealistic expectations of sex
- sometimes is a person’s first exposure to sex
- Lack of sexual and gender diversity
What are some examples of the consequences of institutional barriers to SHE?
- Ignoring SGD youth creates stigmatization
- not including lessons one technological advancements
- teachers and parents seeing the class as low priority
Why is SHE important for SGD youth?
reduces expected negative outcomes including bullying, homophobia, and transphobia from parents, teachers and students.
True or false: older adults do not engage in sexual activity
false: many older adults are sexually active, but long-term care facilities, lack of SHE, and physician discrimination can create barriers to information and ability to have sex
True or False: STIs are increasing in older adults
true
True or false: people with physical and intellectual disabilities do not receive SHE
true, dispite sitting in the same class room, the SHE taught does not apply to them and will not help them
What are the barriers to SHE for individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities?
- lower access to SHE
- lack of privarcy
- fewer opportunities for social interactions and initiate relationships
