"My child would never do that": Caregiver-child relationships regarding openness and communication about sexuality education in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Issue 4 (2nd October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jimmyns, Candice Alexis; Meyer-Weitz, Anna
• Is Part Of: Journal of HIV/AIDS & social services. Volume 18:Issue 4(2019)
• Page Start: 382
• Page End: 398
• Publication Date: 2019-10-02
• Subjects: Caregivers -- caregiver-child relationships -- sexuality education -- school environment -- secondary-school learners; AIDS (Disease) -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Services for -- Periodicals; 362.1969792005
• DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2019.1661326
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1538-1501

Abstract

Abstract: The study focuses on caregivers' personal reasons for not having openness in communication regarding sexuality education messages with their children. Qualitative semi-structured focus group discussions with six caregivers per school from four different socio-economic status schools in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, were conducted and analyzed using Thematic Content Analysis. Caregivers' lack of self-confidence as a credible source of sexuality education, the powerlessness they feel and denial that their children could be sexually active; prevent them from talking to their children regarding this. The school should include caregivers in the sexuality education program to increase caregivers' knowledge and skill in caregiver-child communication.