Who should be doing something about the issue?

Who should be doing something about the issue?

write a response journal throughout your progression through the study plan. Whilst there is not particular format requiredSexual health is relevant to all health workers. Throughout this topic you will keep a response journal. This is a major part of the assessment for the topic. Further information is provided in the Assessment: information and resources folder on your FLO topic site. As we go through the topic you will be asked to make journal entries. These are an academic piece of work and are required to be referenced where appropriate. Some entries are your thoughts that will not require a reference and some will require that you cite the source. A notation of minimum expectation is provided for each activity.It is not so long ago that no one spoke openly about sex and sexuality. Now it is quite freely talked about and read about however it is not always clear that people are talking about the same thing. Sex and sexuality are terms that are used interchangeably. Culture religion socio-economic status and politics are some of the influences that impact on how we understand and relate to people regarding sex and sexuality.The promotion of sexual health is an integral part of the role of the midwife. How this is dealt with by the health professional will depend on their own knowledge about sexuality and sexual health and how prepared they are to incorporate this aspect of care into their practice. The focus of this topic is on principles that can be applied to all groups that you come in contact with. Groups have not been singled out for discussion or problems identified in depth. The following are some suggestions as to groups or issues related to sexual health. It may be from this list that you choose your essay topic. The list is notJournal entry 1Finish the following sentence. Write this response how you feel now. It does not need to be referenced.Sexuality meansAfter you have completed this sentence move on through the topic. It will be interesting to return to this entry after you make your last entry. Page 1 of 6NURS3906 > Study plan > Section 1: Introductioninclusive or complete. Sexual assault menopause lesbian health issues gay mens health issues sexually transmitted infections contraception disability (physical and intellectual) fertility/infertility refugee sexual health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sexual health sexual heath for sex workers sexual health sexuality and medical conditions sexuality and palliative care sexuality and the organ transplant or spinal cord injury client sexuality in pregnancy and postpartum and sexuality and mental health. This is where you have the opportunity to study in depth your area of interest. There is very little written in the literature about sexual health as a stand-alone topic. Womens health and mens health are addressed in literature relating to each specific gender. To find both addressed together is indeed rare.Defining sexual health is problematic and it is interesting that the World Health Organization (WHO) has taken a new focus on the topic and they have started to look at sexual health as a separate area of work in its own right. The WHO defines sexual health as:Sexual health is a state of physical mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality. It requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences free of coercion discrimination and violence.Having this overview from a WHO perspective will give you a foundation for the topic. You will also find their website useful so you are urged to have a look around it at some stage. There are some fabulous resources and I hope like me you are able to do some interesting reading.ActivityGo to this website: http://www.who.int/topics/reproductive_health/en/ and access the Department of Reproductive Health and Research Sexual and reproductive healthresearch and action in support of the Millennium Development Goals: biennial report 2006-2007.This is a compelling report in relation to helping people lead healthy sexual and reproductive lives. It also provides evidence of the progress made towards the MDGs in the year 2015. Page 2 of 6NURS3906 > Study plan > Section 1: IntroductionSexSex refers to the biological characteristics that define humans as female or male. While these sets of biological characteristics are not mutually exclusive as there are individuals who possess both they tend to differentiate humans as males and females. In general use in many languages the term sex is often used to mean sexual activity but for technical purposes in the context of sexuality and sexual health discussions the above definition is preferred.(WHO 2012 Gender and human rights Geneva viewed 6 March 2012 http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/gender_rights/sexual_health/en/.)As you will see from the first reading from your text sex health and sexual health are concepts that depend very much on understanding and views. Our understandings are shaped by the environment culture religion legal family and others and we will explore some of these as we go through this topic.Text readingPitts M 2005 Introduction: sexual health for all? Australia today in M Temple-Smith & S Gifford (eds) Sexual health: an Australian perspective IP Communications Melbourne pp. xix-xxxi.Journal entry 2Over the next four weeks collect at least 5 newspaper or magazine articles that have sex in the title (along the lines of the titles in the text on page xvi). Examine them in relation to each of the following headings:What is the content?Who is the target group?Is there any research cited?Who should be doing something about the issue?Each article must be examined independently; you cannot cluster them all together. Submit your evaluation of them to your journal. Make sure that you reference or state where the article came from for example Prostitution to be legalised in South Australia (article title) the Advertiser (source) 10 February 2012 (date). Provide the website address if located online or scan the newspaper/magazine clipping and upload as an attachment (referencing of clipping required). Page 3 of 6NURS3906 > Study plan > Section 1: IntroductionAs stated previously sex and sexuality are used interchangeably in the literature. Sex is the term most commonly used to denote biologic male of female status for example on statistic forms. It is also used to describe specific sexual behaviour such as sexual intercourse. In a dictionary written by Phil Jarratt he defined sex as:exercise which is designed to make two or more people look as ridiculous as they ever have while feeling as good as they ever will. (1984)While this fun definition is to be taken lightly it actually epitomises how many in the community perceive sex.Sexuality on the other hand is an appropriate and descriptive term to use when dealing with sexual issues. It refers to the totality of being a person and includes all those aspects of human being that relate specifically to being boy/girl man/woman. It reflects the human character and not solely our genital nature. It is also concerned with the biological sociological spiritual and cultural variables of peoples lives. The components of sexuality are biologic sex gender identity and gender role.Now that you have some ideas about the language used in this area you will become more aware of how it is used and the context in which it is used.Promotion of sexual healthThe promotion of sexual health is not the responsibility of one person. It is also important that sexual health is targeted in the right direction and at the appropriate age group.Australias health 2010 is a publication of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and it contributes to national information on health needs and services and to the development and evaluation of health policies and programs in Australia. You can access the AIHWs website at: www.aihw.gov.au. The following is an extract from Australias Health 2010:Sexual and reproductive healthSexual development is a normal part of adolescence and sexual and reproductive behaviour during adolescence can have far-reaching consequences in later life. According to the 2008 Survey of Secondary Students and Sexual Health over three-quarters of students had experienced some form of sexual activity with 27% of Year 10 students and 56% of YearJournal entry 3Give a definition (referencing required) of the following:biologic sexgender identitygender role. Page 4 of 6NURS3906 > Study plan > Section 1: Introduction12 students having had sexual intercourse. Between 2002 and 2008 there was an increase in the proportion of students who had had sexual intercourse (from 35% to 40%). Nearly all students used some form of contraception at their most recent sexual encountertwothirds had used a condom and nearly half of the females were on the contraceptive pill (Smith et al. 2009).Teenage motherhood particularly at younger ages can pose significant long-term risks for both mother and child including poorer health educational and economic outcomes (Ambert 2006; Sleebos 2003; WHQW 2008). According to the AIHW National Perinatal Data Collection in 2006 around 11900 infants were born to teenage mothersa rate of 17 live births per 1000 females aged 1519 years. Teenage births declined in the decade to 2003 (from 22 live births per 1000 females aged 1519 years in the mid-1990s to 17 in 2003) but rates appear to have stabilised from 2003 onwards. In 2006 the teenage birth rate among Indigenous females was 5 times as high as that among non-Indigenous females.(AIHW 2010 Australias health 2010 Australias health no. 12 Cat. no. AUS 122 AIHW Canberra p. 310)Some other questions to think about (and try and find answers) include:What is the median age of first intercourse?What % of births occur outside of marriage?In 2010 what was the median age of mothers at the birth of their first child?What is the female usage of emergency contraception?Is there readily available information on the health of reproductive organs?How many men report trouble keeping an erection?What is the service provision of Family Planning Australia?Where can you find information about STIs?Journal entry 4List 4 to 6 sexual health promotion activities that you know about or have discovered. Discuss how each of the activities is promoted for example media television radio print; who the activity is targeted at; and how it is funded. Reflect on whether you think it is an effective sexual health promotion activity (referencing optional). Page 5 of 6NURS3906 > Study plan > Section 1: IntroductionWhile this reading focuses on sexually transmitted infections their history and policy development there are health promotion messages within the text.Text readingTibbits D 2005 Healthy policy for sexual health? in M Temple-Smith & S Gifford (eds) Sexual health: an Australian perspective IP Communications Melbourne pp. 262-285. Page 6 of 6

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