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| Project title |
Children and young people’s
concerns about their sexual health and well-being |
| Funding details |
Scottish Executive
|
| Research
team |
Sharon Ogilvie-Whyte,
Elinor Newell, Kathryn Backett-Milburn,
Anne Houston (Childline Scotland), Alison Wales (Childline Scotland) |
| Dates |
Feb 2005- Feb 2006 |
| Type of project |
Completed research
project |
| Keywords |
Children and young people, health,
illness and health promotion |
| Project
description |
This project arose as a result
of a previous collaboration between ChildLine Scotland and CRFR
(see www.crfr.ac.uk/Research/childline.htm) and has led to a
Scottish Executive award to utilise ChildLine Scotland’s
unique caller database to examine children and young people’s
self-identified concerns about their sexual health and well-being.
ChildLine Scotland (CLS) is the free, confidential, telephone
counselling service for children and young people in trouble,
need or danger. Its database contains information which provides
insight into the experiences and views of children and young
people. In the year 2002 - 2003, over 4000 children and young
people contacted ChildLine Scotland for information, advice
and support about issues relating to sexual health and wellbeing.
In this study we examined, qualitatively and quantitatively,
sexual health data from the two most recent years (2003 and
2004) of the CLS database. Five key areas were examined: facts
of life, sexual abuse, pregnancy, relationships, and sexuality.
The analyses focused on the nature, range and content of expressed
concerns; gender and age differences; and callers’ strategies
and sources of support. The study was conducted between February
2005 and January 2006. Following Sharon Ogilvie-Whyte’s
appointment to a new post at the University of Dundee, Elinor
Newall was appointed in August 2005 to conduct the qualitative
content analysis. Frank Popham from the Research Unit in Health
and Behaviour Change also joined the team to conduct the quantitative
analysis. A report of the findings of this study was submitted
to the Scottish Executive. The findings have important implications
for sexual health policy and practice development in Scotland
and the implementation of the sexual health strategy. |
Publications/
dissemination |
Report published by Scottish
Executive March 2007
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/02/13111657/0
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| Contact |
Kathryn Backett-Milburn |
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