Exploring the impact of socio-cultural and structural forces in Fort St. James, BC
Gender, place and culture help shape social interactions and structural conditions that put the sexual health of many youth at risk. Experiences with contraception are critical to young people's sexual health and warrant further investigation, especially as it appears that many northern youth may be facing barriers to accessing and using contraception effectively.
The proposed 1-year exploratory qualitative study will:
- Describe youth's perspectives and experiences with accessing and using contraception, as well as perspectives of service providers;
- Investigate the ways in which socio-cultural factors (e.g., social norms, gender roles, culture ) and structural forces (e.g. health service delivery mechanisms, privacy, geographic location) affect local contraception services; and
- Develop recommendations to tailor and target contraception interventions intended for youth in northern British Columbia. This study will be conducted in Fort St. James.
Principle investigator: Dr Judith Soon, UBC
