1. The Church's Response to Sexual Reproductive Health Issues Among Youths: Jamaica's Experience.
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Crawford, Tazhmoye, Rawlins, Joan, McGrowder, Donovan, and Adams, Robert
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ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,COMPUTER software ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,STATISTICAL correlation ,RESEARCH methodology ,RELIGION ,RISK-taking behavior ,HUMAN sexuality ,SEX education ,SUBSTANCE abuse ,REPRODUCTIVE health ,JUDGMENT sampling ,DATA analysis - Abstract
This study evaluated the response of religious denominations to sexual reproductive health issues among youths using a close-ended, structured, 32-item questionnaire and an interview. The majority (71% men, 71% women) of the respondents attended church regularly; were unmarried (92% men, 83% women); were sexually active (71% men, 45% women); used drugs (65% men, 62% women). The majority of the respondents (46% men, 63% women) were reprimanded and/or ostracized by the Church. The findings suggest that issues encompassing sexuality and drugs among youth do not resonate well with the conventional religious practice of the Church, hence a significant incidence of ostracism and the likelihood of premarital sex and drug use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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