dc.contributor.advisor | Kelly, Patricia J. (Patricia Jane) | |
dc.contributor.author | Grigsby, Sheila R. | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2017 Summer | |
dc.description | Title from PDF of title page, viewed November 2, 2017 | |
dc.description | Dissertation advisor: Patricia Kelly | |
dc.description | Vita | |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (pages 84-106) | |
dc.description | Thesis (Ph.D.)--School of Nursing and Health Studies. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017 | |
dc.description.abstract | African-American girls experience disparate rates of pregnancy and acquisition of
sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV),
when compared to their non-Hispanic, white counterparts. Among African-American girls,
current pregnancy rates are equal to the national crisis levels of teen pregnancy reported in
1990 (Guttmacher Institute, 2013; National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Campaign, 2015).
This qualitative elicitation study was conducted to gain insight into the ways in which
African-American mothers and their daughters between the ages of 9 and 14 communicate
about sexual health. Early sexual health communication between mothers and daughters is
known to enhance the sexual health outcomes of girls. A series of four focus groups and
three in-depth interviews were conducted between July and September of 2014. The Theory
of Planned Behavior (TPB) was the organizing framework. Theoretical constructs that
guided this study were: attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norms.
Results showed that what African-American mothers share with their daughters about sexual
health stems from the mother’s personal faith, values, and experiences. The information and
way that mothers convey the importance of talking about these topics forms a daughter’s
future subjective norms towards how they will view these topics in the future. Findings from
this study can inform interventions to provide support for this understudied population.
Moreover, there are implications for health care providers, particularly school nurses, who
are in an ideal position to help mothers learn how to be confident so they can engage in
sexual health conversations with their young daughters. | eng |
dc.description.tableofcontents | Introduction -- Literature review -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion and implications -- Appendix A. IRB Consent Form -- Appendix B. Demographic Survey -- Appendix C. Permission to Use Parent-Child Sexual Risk Communication Subscale -- Appendix D. Adapted Screening Questions of Participants into V.O.I.C.E.S | |
dc.format.extent | xv, 108 pages | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/61863 | |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Kansas City | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | African American women -- Sexual behavior | |
dc.subject.lcsh | African American women -- Health and hygiene | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Sex instruction for girls | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Mother and child | |
dc.subject.mesh | Sexual Behavior | |
dc.subject.other | Dissertation -- University of Missouri--Kansas City -- Nursing | |
dc.title | Visualizing Opportunities and Inspiring Choices that Embody Success (V.O.I.C.E.S.) | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Nursing (UMKC) | |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Kansas City | |
thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | |
thesis.degree.name | Ph.D. | |