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Family and young people’s sexual risk decisions: Thailand experience Mukdarut Bangpan Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford EPPI Centre, Institute of education, United Kingdom. Systematic review of qualitative studies 9914 citations, 11 studies
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Family and young people’s sexual risk decisions: Thailand experienceMukdarut Bangpan Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of OxfordEPPI Centre, Institute of education, United Kingdom • Systematic review of qualitative studies • 9914 citations, 11 studies • Adapted from meta ethnography approaches (Noblit and Hare, 1988) • Focus group interviews with young Thai women in Bangkok • 8 groups, 40 young women aged 18- 25 years • Four sites: university, garment factory, government office, and slum community • Thematic analysis MOPDD0104
Results • Three main themes: dynamics of family processes, parental attitudes towards sex and internalization of parental attitudes Bangpan and Operario (2012) Understanding the role of family on sexual risk decisions of young women: A systematic review, AIDS Care, 24 (9), 1163-1172. • Focus groups in Bangkok • Barriers and facilitators of parent-child communications • Parental expectations- losing face • Internalized feelings- love, gratitude • Complex picture- modern sexual attitudes, self confidence, and influenced from other social factors such as media, peer MOPDD0104
Implications • Parent-child communication, parental attitudes toward sex, and internalized feelings shown to be the important aspects • Family-involved HIV intervention may benefit to address barriers and facilitators of young Thai women’s sexual decisions • In Thai context, should consider expanding HIV intervention approaches to target at difference levels. • - MOPDD0104