From School to Community: Hepatitis C Stigma and Health Education in Rural Schools

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dc.contributor.advisorDietrich, David
dc.contributor.authorHenderson, Charley D.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKim, Seoyoun
dc.contributor.committeeMemberTaylor, Nicole
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-11T22:10:33Z
dc.date.available2019-02-11T22:10:33Z
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.description.abstractIn Texas, abstinence only programs are the primary method of sex education in public schools. Based on the School Health Advisory Council, volunteers from the community help in determining what is discussed in health and sex education. In rural conservative communities, religious morals determine how sex education is taught in public schools. Without proper knowledge and open discussion about sex and viral infections like Hepatitis C, stigma determines negative opinions around these two topics. After interviewing sixteen parents, teachers and school administrators, I found that religion, abstinence only, the preferred class in schools, consent for birth control, and the lack of information for Hepatitis C and SHAC affects what is allowed to be taught in rural Texas public schools. The result of an abstinence only sex education in rural schools is outdated classroom material, no discussion of options for birth control or unplanned pregnancies, and believing birth control is the gateway to immoral sexual intercourse.
dc.description.departmentSociology
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent64 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationHenderson, C. D. (2018). From school to community: Hepatitis C stigma and health education in rural schools (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/7864
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectHepatitis C
dc.subjectSex education
dc.subjectRural
dc.subjectTexas
dc.subjectPublic school
dc.titleFrom School to Community: Hepatitis C Stigma and Health Education in Rural Schools
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentSociology
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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