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Reproductive health peer education for multicultural target groups

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the characteristics of the participants and the success
of the recruitment methods and increase in knowledge of participants in reproductive health peer
education. Dutch perinatal mortality rates are relatively high compared to other European countries.
Non-Western ethnic minorities show particularly adverse outcomes. They seem to have low health
literacy and less access to health care.
Design/methodology/approach – These groups were specifically targeted, and reproductive health
education covering the full spectrum of obstetric care was developed, led by specifically trained female
peer educators coming from the targeted communities.
Findings – “Active” recruitment methods were the most successful methods; 1,896 women and 275
men were recruited and participated in the intervention. Sixty-five per cent of the total female
participants had a first-generation immigrant background. Significant knowledge improvements were
found on all five measurements of reproductive behaviour and antenatal and postnatal health care
system knowledge (24 per cent average knowledge increase in already knowledgeable participant
group and 46 per cent in the not knowledgeable group). Active interpersonal recruitment methods were
most successful in reaching the target groups. Peer education resulted in knowledge increase in these
groups.
Practical implications – Invest in training of educators for peer education reproductive health.
Organize recruitment by verbal advertising by community organizations and social networks of peer
educators.Originality/value – To the authors’ knowledge, no studies have been conducted combining
investigation of the results of specific recruitment methods, the characteristics of reached participants
in a multi-ethnic population and their increase in knowledge about reproductive health and care.

Keywords Education, Ethnicity, Recruitment, Social networks, Multicultural, Reproductive health,Multilingual, Peer led education, Non-Western ethnic minorities

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Journal for Multicultural Education

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: Emerald Group., 2014

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Journal for Multicultural Education Vol. 8 No. 3, 2014 pp. 162-178

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English

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