Puberty and sex education to girls: experiences of Gorganians' mothers
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S Kalantary , S Ghana , A Sanagoo , L Jouybari |
, Ghana@mihanmail.ir |
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Abstract: (25360 Views) |
Abstract Introduction: Puberty and sex education always is one of concerning issues
in child training, as many of parents are not easy in discussing it with their
children. Traditionally, mothers have the main
responsibility of child health training are and care
health decisions. The aim of this study was to explain
the mothers' experiences with sex and puberty informal education for their own
children. Materials and Methods: This qualitative study,
conducted in 2012 over 24 mothers with 6-18 year old children. The sampling
method was purposeful with maximum variation. To evaluate reliability and
dependability, the credibility, transferability and conformability were used.
The data was gathered by individual semi-structured interactive interviews,
recorded, transcribed and was analyzed according to Morse' content analysis
method. Findings: One of the analyzed data
was "motherhood tasks and girls preparation for the
puberty". Sub-themes were "menstrual hygiene
training", "respect for religious issues", "gender roles" and "hidden training of sex
issues. The last category consists of two sub-themes. "In
preparation for the role of gender"
and "vulnerability of the opposite sex". Conclusion: Formal adult education
in the nation's health care system is essential. Despite the cultural changes
puberty on Iran, the dominant secular culture of family and community, the
puberty are discreet and quiet. |
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Keywords: Puberty, Sex education, Mothers. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
health management Received: 2012/08/12 | Accepted: 2013/06/17 | Published: 2013/06/17
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