Abstract
Many parents are reluctant to educate their Asian American adolescents on sexual health topics because sexuality is taboo
in most Asian cultures. A survey was conducted with Chinese, Filipina, Korean, and Vietnamese college females ages 18–25 to
assess sources of abstinence and birth control education and age of sexual debut. Parents were the least reported source of
sex education for all four ethnic groups, with the majority of respondents reporting school as their source of sex education.
Respondents who reported family as their source of abstinence education had a sexual debut of 6 months later than those who
did not. Females who reported family as their source of birth control education began having sex more than 7 months later
than those who reported other sources. Disaggregation of data by Asian ethnic groups and examining differences in delivery
of sex education among ethnic groups may improve school curricula and sexual health.
in most Asian cultures. A survey was conducted with Chinese, Filipina, Korean, and Vietnamese college females ages 18–25 to
assess sources of abstinence and birth control education and age of sexual debut. Parents were the least reported source of
sex education for all four ethnic groups, with the majority of respondents reporting school as their source of sex education.
Respondents who reported family as their source of abstinence education had a sexual debut of 6 months later than those who
did not. Females who reported family as their source of birth control education began having sex more than 7 months later
than those who reported other sources. Disaggregation of data by Asian ethnic groups and examining differences in delivery
of sex education among ethnic groups may improve school curricula and sexual health.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-7
- DOI 10.1007/s10903-012-9668-5
- Authors
- Christine Lee, Department of Asian American Studies, University of California Irvine, 3000 Humanities Gateway, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Denise Yen Tran, Department of Asian American Studies, University of California Irvine, 3000 Humanities Gateway, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Deanna Thoi, Department of Asian American Studies, University of California Irvine, 3000 Humanities Gateway, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Melissa Chang, Department of Asian American Studies, University of California Irvine, 3000 Humanities Gateway, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Lisa Wu, Department of Asian American Studies, University of California Irvine, 3000 Humanities Gateway, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Sang Leng Trieu, Department of Asian American Studies, University of California Irvine, 3000 Humanities Gateway, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Journal Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
- Online ISSN 1557-1920
- Print ISSN 1557-1912