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QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH
卷 31, 期 5, 页码 983-998出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1049732321989685
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sexual and reproductive health; adolescent girls; Syrian refugees; Lebanon
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- International Development Research Centre [108673]
The study found that Syrian refugee adolescent girls received inadequate sexual and reproductive health information at the time of menarche and sexual initiation, resulting in anxiety and fear. Girls viewed mothers as a preferred source of information, but mothers were reluctant to communicate with their daughters about sexual and reproductive health.
Providing adolescent girls with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information protects them from risks and improves their well-being. This qualitative study, conducted in Lebanon, examined Syrian refugee adolescent girls' access to SRH information about and experiences with puberty and menarche, sex, marriage, contraception, and pregnancy. We gathered data through three focus group discussions (FGDs) with unmarried adolescent girls, 11 in-depth interviews with early-married adolescents, and two FGDs with mothers. Our findings highlighted that adolescent participants received inadequate SRH information shortly before or at the time of menarche and sexual initiation, resulting in experiences characterized by anxiety and fear. They also revealed discordance between girls' views of mothers as a preferred source of information and mothers' reluctance to communicate with their daughters about SRH. We advance that mothers are important entry points for future interventions in this refugee population and offer recommendations aimed to improve adolescent girls' SRH and rights.
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