Contextual and behavioural risk factors for sexually transmissible infections in young Aboriginal people in central Australia: a qualitative study

Title: Contextual and behavioural risk factors for sexually transmissible infections in young Aboriginal people in central Australia: a qualitative study
Creator: Watson, Colin; Smith, Kirsty; Latif, Ahmed; Armstrong, Wendy; Ward, James; Guy, Rebecca; Senior, Kate
Relation: Sexual Health Vol. 17, Issue 2, p. 198-199
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH19181
Publisher: CSIRO
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2020
Description: Rates of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) in remote central Australian Aboriginal communities have been persistently high for over two decades, yet risk factors for STIs in these communities are not well understood. This qualitative study explored behavioural and contextual risk factors for STIs in young Aboriginal people in central Australia. The study identified that casual relationships between young people are common and that there is a strong association between travel, alcohol and casual sex, highlighting the ongoing need for comprehensive sexual health programs that are tailored to the specific social, cultural and interpersonal circumstances of young people in this setting.
Subject: indigenous populations; qualtiative research; sexually transmitted diseases; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1430985
Identifier: uon:38906
Identifier: ISSN:1448-5028
Language: eng
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