title: Youth Perspectives on Sexual Health Workshops: Informing Future Practice.
abstract: Newcomer and street-involved youth provided their perspective on the design and content of a sexual education workshop. Following the workshop, focus group discussions were held with 80 youth from four youth-serving agencies. Youth expressed increased levels of confidence and empowerment, consistent with recent criticism that a focus on specific behaviors as intervention outcome measures may miss important psychosocial changes in participants. Some youth views on cultural adaptation of workshops were not consistent with current views expressed by some adult educators, highlighting the need to ensure a youth perspective is captured during intervention development. Finally, the dichotomous views that youth expressed regarding workshop activities emphasizes a research gap related to how best to adapt interventions to different cognitive capacities, literacy levels, and learning styles. Information of this kind is relevant in terms of knowledge translation from youth to program planners and educators.
authors: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors: Heather
authors: H
authors: Ashdown
authors: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors: Chelsea
authors: C
authors: Jalloh
authors: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada John.Wylie@gov.mb.ca.
authors: John L
authors: JL
authors: Wylie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002170:Canada; D054521:Cultural Competency; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012036:Refugees / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D060728:Reproductive Health; D012736:Sex Education / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission
keywords: HIV/AIDS prevention; adolescents / youth; at-risk; focus groups; health promotion; sexuality / sexual health