Nurses’ Roles in Promoting Sexual Health Literacy for Preventing Repeat Pregnancy among Adolescent Mothers

Abstract

         Adolescent pregnancy remains a major public health problem worldwide. Moreover, repeat pregnancy among adolescent mothers is also a concern that public health needs to concentrate on because repeat pregnancy has an impact on the physical and increases a redundancy of socio-economic burden. Sexual health literacy is the main factor that can reflect those who are well-versed in sexual health literacy will be able to apply the necessary skills to gain sexual health knowledge including cognitive skills, access skills, communication skills, media literacy skills, self-management skills, and decision skills to achieve a good health outcome.

          Although adolescent mothers have experienced early pregnancy, many of them re-experienced unplanned pregnancies that influenced on whether physical and psychosocial conditions. Moreover, the lack of sexual health literacy is an essential factor. Thus, nurses play an important role in promoting sexual health knowledge to postpartum adolescent mothers. This academic article aims to present the nurses’ roles and the necessity of promoting sexual health literacy to prevent adolescent repeat pregnancy which can support adolescent mothers to prevent unplanned pregnancies and avoid an unmet need for family planning.