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Sridawruang, Chaweewan, Pfeil, Michael and Crozier, Kenda 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5328-9376
(2010)
Why Thai parents do not discuss sex with their children: a qualitative study.
Nursing & Health Sciences, 12 (4).
pp. 437-443.
Abstract
This qualitative article explores the attitudes of Thai adolescents and parents concerning the barriers that prevent parents providing sex education to their adolescent children. Focus groups were conducted with 30 parents and 36 adolescents in rural north-eastern Thailand and were analyzed by using thematic analysis. The results showed that most Thai parents have not taught their children about sex education issues. Five themes emerged in relation to the limitations in providing sex education in Thai families. These were: restrictions imposed by traditional Thai culture; sex education is not a parental duty; parental limitations; the generation gap; and better not bring it up. We conclude that the core values in Thai society restrict the discussion of sex, resulting in youth missing the opportunity to acquire the knowledge that is needed about sexual issues from their family. This article provides evidence of how parents' knowledge and perceptions are linked to their ability and willingness to discuss sexual matters with their teenagers. Therefore, future sex education policies could be greatly enhanced by empowering parents to take part in the sex education of their teenage children.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Nursing and Midwifery (former - to 2011) |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Community and Family Health (former - to 2017) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
| Depositing User: | Rhiannon Harvey |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2011 08:02 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 00:36 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/29415 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2010.00556.x |
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