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Sunday, November 4, 2007
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A Model of Healthy Teenage Sexuality
Naomi Mmapelo Seboni, PhD, RN, Department Of Nursing Education, University Of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
| Learning Objective #1: To appreciate and describe a model of Adolescent Sexual Health. |
| Learning Objective #2: Utilize this model to explain Adolescent's Sexuality and use it to develop appropriate care giving interventions. |
ABSTRACT
A MODEL OF HEALTHY TEENAGE SEXUALITY
This paper will present a model designed to describe the teenage girls
understanding of healthy teenage sexuality. A total sample of 30 teenage
girls aged 13 to 19 years (15 in school and 15 out of school) was
obtained. In-depth individual interviews were conducted. Also a focus
group consisting of 6 most articulate teenage girls who participated in
individual interviews was conducted. The life-span developmental
perspective and symbolic interaction theory were used to guide this
study. Grounded theory method of constant comparative analysis was used
for data collection and analysis. The generated themes describe and
explain the actions/interactions, the experienced social process, the
facilitating macro and micro environmental conditions and the goal.
The model reveals that teenage girls understanding of sexual actions
and interaction were deeply embedded in the cultural contraction of
womanhood, environment, health and socio economic conditions.
The models concepts are connected through a common thread of empowered
belonging. The goal of this model is sexual health.