Sexual and reproductive health in Greenland: evaluation of implementing sexual peer-to-peer education in Greenland (the SexInuk project)

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Anne-Sophie Homøe, Ane-Kersti Skaarup Knudsen, Sigrid Brisson Nielsen, Anna Garcia-Alix Grynnerup
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015
• Subjects: sexually transmitted infections; Greenlandic students; volunteer work; sexual behaviour; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Greenland; Nuuk; Circumpolar Health; greenlandic; International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v74.27941; https://doaj.org/article/f6c0e72bd0484617a951a932fe8dd3cf

Background: For decades, the rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis, have increased in Greenland, especially within the young age groups (15–29 years). From 2006 to 2013, the number of abortions has been consistent with approximately 800–900 abort...