Abstinence versus Harm Reduction Approaches to Sexual Health Education: Views of Key Stakeholders in Saudi Arabia

Autor/inn/en	Horanieh, Nour; Macdowall, Wendy; Wellings, Kaye
Titel	Abstinence versus Harm Reduction Approaches to Sexual Health Education: Views of Key Stakeholders in Saudi Arabia
Quelle	In: Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 20 (2020) 4, S.425-440 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Horanieh, Nour)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-1811
DOI	10.1080/14681811.2019.1669150
Schlagwörter	Sexuality; Sex Education; Teacher Attitudes; Clergy; Preferences; Social Structure; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Religious Factors; Figurative Language; Reputation; Physical Health; Risk; Health Services; Cultural Context; Second Language Learning; Islam; Cultural Awareness; Barriers; Semitic Languages; Physicians; Public Officials; Secondary School Teachers; Counselor Attitudes; English (Second Language); Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexualität; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Lehrerverhalten; Klerus; Sozialstruktur; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Gesundheitszustand; Risiko; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This study elicited views of key stakeholders on the need for adolescent sex education and the appropriate model to adopt in Saudi Arabia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with 28 stakeholders: policy-makers; social and healthcare providers; teachers and school staff; and religious scholars. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify emerging themes. Stakeholders saw the need to provide sex education. Opinions fell across a spectrum of model preference: abstinence-only or harm reduction. The conceptualisation of harm incorporated social risks. Silences and avoidance marked the boundaries between what was permitted and what was prohibited. In determining the form of any sex education curriculum in Saudi Arabia, caution is needed in assuming the ready transferability of Western-based models of sex education since in Saudi Arabia harm is conceptualised as damaging personal reputation, social structure and physical health. Religious doctrine and scientific evidence are perceived as non-conflicting sources for formulating a culturally sensitive programme. Local idiom characterised by indirectness and ambiguity offers challenges and possibilities for conveying sensitive messages. Findings from this study can be useful for communities with similar religious beliefs or social traditions intending to formulate an acceptable sex education programme. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01