Lessons Learned from the Implementation of the Young Deadly Free Peer Education Programme in Remote and Very Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities

Autor/inn/en	D'Costa, Belinda; Lobo, Roanna; Ward, James
Titel	Lessons Learned from the Implementation of the Young Deadly Free Peer Education Programme in Remote and Very Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities
Quelle	In: Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 22 (2022) 2, S.123-137 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (D'Costa, Belinda) ORCID (Ward, James)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-1811
DOI	10.1080/14681811.2021.1879775
Schlagwörter	Indigenous Populations; Sex Education; Cultural Awareness; Sexuality; Peer Teaching; Foreign Countries; Health Promotion; Program Evaluation; Rural Areas; Program Implementation; Barriers; Credibility; Knowledge Level; Persistence; Prior Learning; Incentives; Youth; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sinti und Roma; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Sexualität; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Ausland; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Glaubwürdigkeit; Wissensbasis; Ausdauer; Vorkenntnisse; Anreiz; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Australien
Abstract	Past efforts to address endemic rates of sexually transmissible infections amongst young Aboriginal people living in remote/very remote Australian communities have had limited success. Peer education has been used in youth sexual health promotion but has received limited evaluation and has not been tested in remote Aboriginal settings. The Young Deadly Free youth peer education programme trained Aboriginal young people in 15 remote/very remote communities as peer educators to deliver sexual health education to other young people. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the project team and regional coordinators to understand the barriers and enablers to implementing peer education in remote communities. Programme credibility, the offer of financial gratuities, and the recruitment of peer educators with prior sexual health knowledge and/or group facilitation experience were identified as programme enablers. Implementation challenges included programme rigidity, cultural sensitivities, and retention and expectations of peer educators. Seven implications for policy and practice are identified to increase the efficacy and long term-impacts of youth peer education. Peer education for youth sexual health promotion in remote communities can be effective if young peer educators are supported appropriately and the peer education programme is part of a comprehensive sexual health promotion strategy. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01