Young Indigenous Australians’ sexually transmitted infection prevention practices: A Community-based Participatory Research project
Field | Value | Language |
dc.contributor.author | Mooney-Somers, Julie | |
dc.contributor.author | Olsen, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Erick, W | |
dc.contributor.author | Scott, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Akee, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Maher, L | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-22 | |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-22 | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-01-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mooney-Somers, J, Olsen, A, Erick, W, Scott, R, Akee, A, & Maher, L (on behalf of the Indigenous Resiliency Project). (2012) Young Indigenous Australians’ sexually transmitted infection prevention practices: A Community-based Participatory Research project. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 12(6): 519-532. | en_AU |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/11962 | |
dc.description | Funded by the International Collaborative Indigenous Health Research Partnership (ID: 361621), a trilateral partnership between the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Health Research Council of New Zealand | en_AU |
dc.description.abstract | National surveillance data indicate marked differences between Indigenous and other Australians in the prevalence of many sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Young Indigenous people bear a particularly high burden of these infections. A collaboration of university researchers, Indigenous health workers and young Indigenous people conducted 45 field interviews to examine how young Indigenous Australians keep themselves healthy and protected against STIs. Our findings emphasise the complexity of health behaviours, where individuals are rarely always ‘risky’ or always ‘safe’, as well as subtle gender differences in health practices. Preventive strategies employed by the young people were contingent on beliefs and knowledge about sexual partners, the type of relationship, the context of the sexual encounter, and access to condoms. Tangible strengths identified by our study should be celebrated and bolstered to enhance young Indigenous people’s ability to protect themselves against adverse health outcomes and enhance their resilience against STIs. Focusing on strengths helps to counter the deficit model of health commonly deployed in Indigenous health research and draws attention to health issues facing young Indigenous people and their communities, without reinforcing negative stereotypes or focusing solely on individual risk behaviour. We provide concrete recommendations for health promotion and education. Keywords Sexual health; STI prevention; young people; Indigenous people; Australia | en_AU |
dc.description.sponsorship | International Collaborative Indigenous Health Research Partnership (ID: 361621) | en_AU |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | en_AU |
dc.publisher | Wiley-Blackwell | en_AU |
dc.title | Young Indigenous Australians’ sexually transmitted infection prevention practices: A Community-based Participatory Research project | en_AU |
dc.type | Article | en_AU |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/casp.1134 | |
dc.type.pubtype | Post-print | en_AU |
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