Sexual health education needs of youth and educators in the Yukon

Research findings demonstrate that comprehensive sexual health education (CSHE) can reduce negative health outcomes and increase positive health outcomes. In order to be effective, CSHE must address the unique cultural, geographic, and social needs of youth. There are currently no studies that explore youth or educator sexual health education needs within the Yukon territory. SIECCAN is partnering with the Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre to identify youths’ sexual health education needs and educator barriers to administering sex education in the Yukon. The first half of the study involves conducting five focus group sessions with Yukon youth to understand their sexual health needs and experiences. Having support from Mitacs would enable SIECCAN to employ a MITACS intern and provide additional personnel to the project team, as a lack of personnel has been identified as a barrier to completing the project on time by SIECCAN. Specifically, a MITACS intern with a specialized background in sexual health education will ensure that the timeline for tasks associated with transcription and thematic analysis associated with the focus group data will be completed on time.

Faculty Supervisor:

Lori Ross

Student:

Partner:

Sex Information & Education Council of Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

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