Adolescents' Perspectives Towards Using Social Networking and Internet to Gain Information about Reproductive and Sexual Health in Jordan: A Qualitative - Community based Study.

Background: Prevention of reproductive health problems in adolescents to enhance health outcomes through increasing awareness and knowledge has become a priority. Method: A community based qualitative study was conducted to explore Jordanian adolescents' perspectives on using Internet and social med...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Nursing Education Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 92 - 97
Autores principales: Al-Shdayfat, Noha, Abuidhail, Jamila, Hamadneh, Shereen, Saraireh, Arwa
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Institute of Medico-legal publications Pvt Ltd Jul-Sep2019
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          Al-Shdayfat, Noha
          Abuidhail, Jamila
          Hamadneh, Shereen
          Saraireh, Arwa
        affil: Associate Professor, Community and Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt. University, P.O.BOX 130040, Mafraq, Jordan
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          Adolescent Behavior
          Social Networking Utilization
          Internet Utilization
          Reproductive Health Education
          Sexual Health Education
          Human
          Jordan
          Qualitative Studies
          Smartphone
          Collaboration
          Decision Making
          Community Health Nursing
      ab: Background: Prevention of reproductive health problems in adolescents to enhance health outcomes through increasing awareness and knowledge has become a priority. Method: A community based qualitative study was conducted to explore Jordanian adolescents' perspectives on using Internet and social media to learn about reproductive and sexual health Results: Adolescents indicated that they often access social media and the internet to find information regarding reproductive and sexual health. They explained that these resources were easier, faster and available through smart phones. Conclusions: It is crucial to initiate a culturally sensitive website to meet the adolescents' needs to gain accurate and reliable reproductive and sexual health information, through collaboration between reproductive health experts and local government decision makers, community health nurses, and school teachers.
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