Is empowerment in sexual health measurable? A scoping review of definitions and measurement indicators.
Health Promot Int
; 37(5)2022 Oct 01.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36173607
Empowerment is at the heart of health promotion. The concept of empowerment in sexual health has been increasingly used in the field of health promotion, but there is a lack of a consensual definition and great heterogeneity in the indicators used to assess that concept and measure it, according to targeted populations and cultural contexts. In this scoping review on how empowerment in sexual health is defined and measured, five dimensions emerged: social participation, participation in decision making, power to act, sexual health knowledge and gender norms. Through these dimensions, two types of indicators were collected: indicators unspecific to sexual health, which can be viewed as empowerment basic skills, and indicators specific to sexual health. Despite great heterogeneity in the definitions and indicators used, a set of core indicators emerged: participation in decision making, sexual negotiation power and sexual communication skills, knowledge and use of contraceptive methods, and HIV and sexually transmitted infections risk perception. For future research, this set could be systematically used in each study based on sexual empowerment concept, and should be completed by supplementary indicators considering the specific context.
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ECOS
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Estado_mercado_regulacao
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
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Saúde Sexual
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Health Promot Int
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
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França