1. Sexual and reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of Chinese international students studying abroad (in Australia, the UK and the US): a scoping review.
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Mundie, Arabella, Lazarou, Mattea, Mullens, Amy B., Gu, Zhihong, and Dean, Judith A.
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CHINESE students in foreign countries ,HEALTH literacy ,FOREIGN students ,FOREIGN study ,REPRODUCTIVE health ,SEX education for teenagers ,REPRODUCTIVE rights ,ONLINE information services ,PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems ,MEDICAL databases ,INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,STUDENT attitudes ,MEDLINE ,SEXUAL health - Abstract
International students within Australia are disproportionately affected by adverse sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes. Chinese international students represent the majority of international students in Australia, and a large proportion of students in other high-income countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom, making them an important priority group. However, the SRH issues of this priority group have received little attention from international researchers. This review provides an overview of global studies surrounding the SRH knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of Chinese international students studying abroad. Ten articles were deemed relevant and findings from both the qualitative and quantitative data synthesis were categorised into six codes: (1) knowledge; (2) sources of information; (3) attitudes; (4) behaviours; (5) barriers; and (6) recommendations. The findings provide valuable understanding to inform the development of targeted, culturally sensitive and inclusive health promotion initiatives and policies. It is recommended that further research is conducted in this field to reduce evident health disparities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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