Why Thai parents do not discuss sex with their children: A qualitative study

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 437-443

  Sridawruang, Chaweewan ^a   Pfeil, Michael ^a   Crozier, Kenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Communication; Family; Limitations; Sex education; Thailand; Thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHAME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SHAME; SOCIAL VALUES; THAILAND;

EID: 78650960937     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2010.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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