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Grounded Theory Guided The Identification Of Important Themes

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Grounded theory guided the identification of important themes in the transcripts relating to young adult males’ norms, attitudes, and perceptions of sexual health. Concepts relevant to the study were developed and provisionally verified through systematic review of the data (O’Sullivan & Meyer-Bahlburg, 2003). This methodology allowed for themes to be identified and explored bi-directionally, with early themes derived from analyzed data to be tested against subsequently analyzed data (Strauss and Corbin, 1990).
Results
A total of 23 young adult males with average age of 21.7 years [range 18-25], with various religious backgrounds and level of education participated in the study. About 18 participants had completed their secondary school …show more content…

These three categories are expanded below with illustrative quotes.
i. Most participants had a favorable reaction to having sexual health education in schools, which they characterized as being “necessary”.
“When they are 13 through 15 [years of age], it should be necessary to learn about these things. This is the age for men and women to learn something, men like to know about women, so if each and everyone know these things, …It’s better to know how to have sex, protection, awareness, it’s very important. (18 years old male)
“Yeah it is very useful. While teaching about sex, we have to know details, use of contraceptive, contraception like using condoms, that’s the main… highlight main points..…We should not go deep because it is a age thing, for teenagers.... it is most critical, so we have to highlight the main points so that we know about its use and this kind of sex… in my point of view…. it’s good.” (19 years old male)

“It is necessary for the students and school because after that [leaving school]…they don’t know about sex and may have problems about their life, so it is necessary.” (20 years old male)

ii. Sex education in schools is inadequate and does not meet the young males’ desire for information. The interviews revealed dissatisfaction with the current quality of sex education in schools. Some participants stated that their schools did not have any sexual health education in their curriculum.

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