TY - JOUR
T1 - Parent-adolescent communication about sex in rural India
T2 - U.S.-India collaboration to prevent adolescent HIV
AU - Guilamo-Ramos, Vincent
AU - Soletti, Asha Banu
AU - Burnette, Denise
AU - Sharma, Shilpi
AU - Leavitt, Sarah
AU - McCarthy, Katharine
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Indian Council of Medical Research (Administrative Supplements for US-India Bilateral Collaborative Research on the Prevention of HIV/AIDS Parent Grant No. 1 R34 MH078719-01A1).
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - In this article, we examine parent-adolescent communication about sex among rural Indian youth and their parents. We conducted in-depth interviews (N = 40) with mothers, fathers, and adolescent boys and girls aged 14 to 18 years in a rural community in Maharashtra, India. In the context of key cultural factors, including gender-related norms, we explore issues of sexual health and critically assess widely held beliefs that Indian parents are unwilling or unable to discuss sex-related topics with their children. Our findings suggest that despite communication barriers, e.g., lack of knowledge and cultural proscriptions, Indian families are interested in and willing to communicate about sex-related topics. Future research should seek to determine the viability of family-based HIV prevention interventions for Indian adolescents.
AB - In this article, we examine parent-adolescent communication about sex among rural Indian youth and their parents. We conducted in-depth interviews (N = 40) with mothers, fathers, and adolescent boys and girls aged 14 to 18 years in a rural community in Maharashtra, India. In the context of key cultural factors, including gender-related norms, we explore issues of sexual health and critically assess widely held beliefs that Indian parents are unwilling or unable to discuss sex-related topics with their children. Our findings suggest that despite communication barriers, e.g., lack of knowledge and cultural proscriptions, Indian families are interested in and willing to communicate about sex-related topics. Future research should seek to determine the viability of family-based HIV prevention interventions for Indian adolescents.
KW - Asia, South/Southeast
KW - HIV/AIDS prevention
KW - adolescents/youth
KW - communication
KW - parenting
KW - sexuality/sexual health
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U2 - 10.1177/1049732311431943
DO - 10.1177/1049732311431943
M3 - Article
C2 - 22232297
AN - SCOPUS:84860535904
SN - 1049-7323
VL - 22
SP - 788
EP - 800
JO - Qualitative Health Research
JF - Qualitative Health Research
IS - 6
ER -