Barriers to health education in adolescents: health care providers’ perspectives compared to high school adolescents
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Kobra Abedian
Abstract
Aim: Although adolescence is marked by profound and dynamic changes, it is virtually neglected by health care providers, by society, and even by most parents, teachers, and health professionals. The aim of this study was to investigate barriers to health education in adolescents from health care providers’ views compared to teens.
Materials and methods: The study population consisted of 72 health care providers and 402 high school female students in Northern Iran in 2012. They completed a self-administered questionnaire about their views on barriers to adolescents’ health education.
Results: It is revealed that the major barrier to adolescents’ health education from a health care providers’ perspective is “Lack of private room for adolescents’ health education”, while “Lack of adolescents’ interest to content of educational programs” is a significantly greater barrier to health education among adolescents.
Conclusion: The results suggest that for adolescent health education, specific strategies should be used in adolescent health promotion programs.
Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of all participants without whose contribution this study could not have been completed.
Competing interests: None declared.
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