RT Article
T1 The Church's Response to Sexual Reproductive Health Issues Among Youths: Jamaica's Experience
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 50
IS 1
SP 163
OP 176
A1 Crawford, Tazhmoye V.
A1 Rawlins, Joan M.
A1 Adams, Robert L.
A1 McGrowder, Donovan A.
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2011
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1668827239
AB This study evaluated the response of religious denominations to sexual reproductive health issues among youths using a close-ended, structured, 32-item questionnaire and an interview. The majority (71% men, 71% women) of the respondents attended church regularly; were unmarried (92% men, 83% women); were sexually active (71% men, 45% women); used drugs (65% men, 62% women). The majority of the respondents (46% men, 63% women) were reprimanded and/or ostracized by the Church. The findings suggest that issues encompassing sexuality and drugs among youth do not resonate well with the conventional religious practice of the Church, hence a significant incidence of ostracism and the likelihood of premarital sex and drug use.
K1 Church
K1 Jamaica
K1 Sexual reproductive health
K1 Youth
DO 10.1007/s10943-010-9365-4