Journal article
'Can you get pregnant when u r in the pool?': young people's information seeking from a sexual health text line
Sex education, Vol.13(1), pp.96-106
01/01/2013
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/108559
Abstract
Young people have questions about sex and development but may have trouble getting answers to them. Text messaging services can serve as a resource. This study analysed 1351 text messages sent to a sexual health text message service designed for young people in North Carolina to determine the types of questions asked of a confidential, accurate source of information. The majority of texts sought information about sexual health topics (89%). A smaller proportion asked for advice (7%) or reassurance (4%) that the sender was developing normally. Questions mainly asked about sexual acts (33.9%), unplanned pregnancy (20.2%), contraception (13.7%), physical or sexual development (12.9%) and sexually transmitted diseases (10.8%). Findings suggest that a confidential and accurate sexual health text message service could be an important resource for young people, especially if they seek advice before engaging in risky sexual behaviour.
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Details
- Title
- 'Can you get pregnant when u r in the pool?': young people's information seeking from a sexual health text line
- Creators
- Jessica Fitts Willoughby - School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina-Chapel HillKennon Jackson - Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina
- Publication Details
- Sex education, Vol.13(1), pp.96-106
- Academic Unit
- Strategic Communication, Department of
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Identifiers
- 99900547260601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article