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Discussing Adolescent Sexual Health in African-American Churches |
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| Authors: | Terrinieka T. Williams Darcy Dodd Bettina Campbell Latrice C. Pichon Derek M. Griffith |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615?N. Wolfe Street, E4614, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA 2. Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 3. YOUR Center, Flint, MI, USA 4. Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA 5. Department of Medicine, Health and Society, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA |
| Abstract: | This study describes the ways in which two African-American churches discuss adolescent sexual health topics. Six focus groups were conducted in two churches in Flint, Michigan, that reported no formal sexual health programming for their congregants. Three themes emerged to highlight the different perspectives about the role of churches in adolescent sexual decision-making and sexual health education: (1) churches as sources of sexual information, (2) churches as complex communities, and (3) recommendations for sexual education in churches. Participant responses suggest that churches can and should serve a resource for sexual health information. Implications for practice and research are discussed. |
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