The Impact of COVID-19 on the Delivery of Educational Programs in Native American Communities: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the availability of culturally responsive sexual health educational programs for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth, barriers to their uptake and utilization persist in tribal communities. These challenges were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which required flexible program delivery using both in-person and virtual classrooms.

Objective

This exploratory study provides a preliminary understanding of the extent to which pre-existing challenges impact the delivery of culturally responsive sexual health education programs in Native communities and to what extent they were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. It also highlights the challenges faced by adolescent health advocates when adapting culturally responsive health curricula to online

SUBMITTER: Sacca L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9004623 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature