Health workers' perceptions of Italian female adolescents: a qualitative study about sexuality, contraception, and caring practices in family health centers

Health Care Women Int. 2015;36(11):1239-54. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2015.1069295. Epub 2015 Jul 13.

Abstract

Our aim was to explore health workers' perceptions of providing sexuality and contraception care for female adolescents within family health centers. We interviewed 26 volunteer health workers and analyzed the interviews using thematic analysis. We identified three main themes: (a) "adolescents and sexuality," with the subthemes "initiation rite," "me like the others," and "just for fun"; (b) "adolescents and contraception," with the subthemes "omnipotent adolescents," "aware adolescents," and "women's responsibility"; and

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior*
  • Contraception / psychology*
  • Empathy
  • Female
  • Health Personnel / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Italy
  • Qualitative Research
  • Sexuality / psychology*
  • White People / psychology*