Using Human-Centered Design Strategies to Identify Unmet Adolescent Sexual Health Wants and Needs.

ABSTRACT: This paper describes a human-centered design approach to investigate unmet adolescent sexual health wants and needs among youth of color in low-income and rural communities in Texas, North Carolina, and Connecticut (n = 149). The approach involved gathering qualitative data through in-depth interviews and other human-centered design activities between April 2016 and August 2016. Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis after each round of data collection. Themes were triangulated across multiple data sources to identify key insights. Results highlighted several important unmet wants and needs. Participants shared that schools were not the preferred place to learn about sexual health and healthy relationships, due to uncomfortable and sometimes even hostile environments. When disc

SUBMITTER: Leos C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10764404 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature