Sexual Health Care, Sexual Behaviors and Functioning, and Female Genital Cutting: Perspectives From Somali Women Living in the United States

We investigated the sexual values, attitudes, and behaviors of 30 Somali female refugees living in a large metropolitan area of Minnesota by collecting exploratory sexual health information based on the components of the sexual health model-components posited to be essential aspects of healthy human...

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Vydáno v:The Journal of sex research Ročník 53; číslo 3; s. 346 - 359
Hlavní autoři: Connor, Jennifer Jo, Hunt, Shanda, Finsaas, Megan, Ciesinski, Amanda, Ahmed, Amira, Robinson, Beatrice "Bean" E.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: United States Routledge 23.03.2016
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
Témata:
Adult
Attitude to Health - ethnology
Attitudes
Behavior
Circumcision, Female - ethnology
Circumcision, Female - psychology
Female
Females
Health behavior
Health information
Health services
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Immigration
Immune disorders
Interviews
Intimacy
Islam
Islamic culture
Marriage
Medical personnel
Mental health services
Minnesota - epidemiology
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - ethnology
Permission
Pleasure
Privacy
Professional knowledge
Refugees
Refugees - psychology
Religion
Safe sexual practices
Self destructive behavior
Semistructured interviews
Sexual behavior
Sexual Behavior - ethnology
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Sexual functioning
Sexual health
Sexual intercourse
Sexual practices
Sexuality
Sexually transmitted diseases
Somali language
Somalia - ethnology
Statistics
STD
Tests
Women
Women's Health - ethnology
Young Adult
Somalia
Minnesota
United States > US
ISSN:0022-4499, 1559-8519
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Shrnutí:We investigated the sexual values, attitudes, and behaviors of 30 Somali female refugees living in a large metropolitan area of Minnesota by collecting exploratory sexual health information based on the components of the sexual health model-components posited to be essential aspects of healthy human sexuality. A Somali-born bilingual interviewer conducted the semistructured interviews in English or Somali; 22 participants chose to be interviewed in Somali. Interviews were translated, transcribed, and analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic analyses. Our study findings highlighted a sexually conservative culture that values sexual intimacy, female and male sexual pleasure, and privacy in marriage; vaginal sexual intercourse as the only sanctioned sexual behavior; and the importance of Islamic religion in guiding sexual practices. Findings related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) revealed HIV testing at immigration, mixed attitudes toward condom use, and moderate knowledge about HIV transmission modes. Female genital cutting (FGC) was a pervasive factor affecting sexual functioning in Somali women, with attitudes about the controversial practice in transition. We recommend that health professionals take the initiative to discuss sexual health care and safer sex, sexual behaviors/functioning, and likely challenges to sexual health with Somali women-as they may be unlikely to broach these subjects without permission and considerable encouragement.
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ISSN:0022-4499
1559-8519
DOI:10.1080/00224499.2015.1008966