Parent-adolescent communication about sexuality in Vietnam: Content, barriers and motivation
Friday, 02/08/2013Abstract
This study explores the extent and content of parent-adolescent communication on sexuality and factors affecting this communication in Thai Binh province, Vietnam. Data were collected using qualitative methods (in-depth interviews and focus groups). Unlike previous studies in Vietnam suggesting little communication between parents and adolescent children on sexuality, this study found quite open parent-adolescent communication on this topic. But shyness from both sides, long-lasting belief held by parents that talking about sex would encourage early sex among adolescents, and parents’ lack of knowledge on the issue, exist as barriers that restrict the depth of their conversations. However, the widely accessible mass media with stories or messages about the consequences of sexual activities; observed consequences of unprotected sex taking place in communities; parents’ using gentle words and showing care for their adolescent children; and social activities of parents and children were motivators for this communication.
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