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Communicating With School Nurses About Sexual Orientation and Sexual Health: Perspectives of Teen Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
- Source :
- The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses. 31(5)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Black and Latino young men who have sex with men (YMSM) are at disproportionate risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV. This study informs school-centered strategies for connecting YMSM to health services by describing their willingness, perceived safety, and experiences in talking to school staff about sexual health. Cross-sectional data were collected from Black and Latino YMSM aged 13–19 through web-based questionnaires ( N = 415) and interviews ( N = 32). School nurses were the staff members youth most often reported willingness to talk to about HIV testing (37.8%), STD testing (37.1%), or condoms (37.3%), but least often reported as safe to talk to about attraction to other guys (11.4%). Interviews revealed youth reluctance to talk with school staff including nurses when uncertain of staff members’ perceptions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) people or perceiving staff to lack knowledge of LGBTQ issues, communities, or resources. Nurses may need additional training to effectively reach Black and Latino YMSM.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Nursing (miscellaneous)
Adolescent
media_common.quotation_subject
Sex Education
Article
Men who have sex with men
School nursing
Young Adult
Transgender
medicine
School Nursing
Humans
Nurse education
Homosexuality
Homosexuality, Male
Students
media_common
Reproductive health
School Health Services
business.industry
Hispanic or Latino
United States
Black or African American
Family medicine
Sexual orientation
Bisexuality
Lesbian
business
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15468364
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e6d855c12c8108ac878436885e8e9d4c