European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC)

PROJECT: Grant Application Form

Seeking ESC support as per Article 14

If you wish to apply, please use this application form.

This grant may be used TO SUPPORT AN INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, INSTITUTE OR ORGANISATION WITH A PROJECT related to the aims of the ESC. Examples include: research, audit, review, needs assessment.

The money MUST be used for a definite project within a definite time period.

NOTE:

Please read Article 14 of the Rules of Procedure before completing this form.

Applications will be considered every 4 months

(deadlines to submit your application: 30 April, 31 August, 31 December)

The Society has an agreed budget for the year for these proposals and may not be in a position to fund all applications.

Part A Name of the applicant requesting the funding (must be a current ESC member)

Name of applicant / Elisabet Häggström-Nordin
Job title / Senior lecturer, PhD.
Address / School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Box 883, S-721 23 Västerås, Sweden
Tel no. / +46 21 107020
E-mail /
Date of submission of this form / 2009 12 29

Part B Proposed Project

Name of the person responsible for the project (If different to the person names in box A) / Margareta Larsson
Contact details of the person noted in this box B:
name of person, job title, address, tel no. email / Margareta Larsson, Senior lecturer, ass. prof. Institution of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala university, Uppsala, Sweden. +46 18 6119825

Part C Background of the project – narrative summary

Title of the Project / Creating a counterweight to pornography and sexualised media messages - the critical role of School health- and Youth clinics in the promotion of sexual health and gender equality
Comprehensive description of the project / Threats to sexual health among adolescents today in Sweden are identified as: a) Teenage abortions are increasing, b) sexually transmitted infections (STIs) especially Chlamydia trachomatis are increasing and c) content in pornographic material, often in contrast to definitions of sexual health and equality between genders, are spreading out in society via Internet and other different media channels.
The overall aim of this project is to create a counterweight to pornography and sexualised media messages through an education program for school and Youth centre personnel. This will be obtained by carrying out the following three studies, with the specific aims to:
1)To explore, describe and gain a deeper understanding of how young people and professionals working with youth believe that pornography and sexualised media messages influence sexual practices and relationships, and also how well equipped professionals consider themselves in their work with young people’s sexual health and gender equality (already completed)
2)To examine differences in sexual behaviour, lifestyle, quality of life, self-reported health and attitudes to gender equality between young women and men and between groups with different pornography consumption patterns (planned)
3)To create and evaluate a sexuality- and relationships education program, aiming at preparing teachers, school health personnel and personnel at youth centres for their task to inform, educate and counsel young people regarding pornography and sexualised media(planned)
Methods: 1) Focus group discussions with a) young women and men separately, and b) teachers, school health personnel and personnel at youth centres, analysed with grounded theory.
2) Cross sectional survey among high school students
3) An intervention study with a cross-over design
When would it start / finish? / Started in 2008, planned to be finished in 2012.
Where will it take place – country / town, establishment? / In different cities in the middle of Sweden among adolescents, high school students and professionals working with young people at schools and at youth clinics.
Objectives and needs identified /
  1. What thoughts and reflections do young women and men have about pornography and sexualised media messages?
  2. Do young women and men consider their a) sexual behaviour and b) relationships being influenced by pornography and sexualised media messages?
  3. What thoughts and reflections do personnel at schools and youth clinics have about the impact of pornography and sexualised media messages on young people’s a) sexual behaviour and b) relationships?
  4. Is there an association between self reported health and high pornography consumption?
  5. How do young people look upon gender equality?
  6. Is there an association between attitudes toward gender equality and pornography consumption?
  7. What knowledge and attitudes do personnel have in relation to young people’s sexual behaviour, relationships and pornography consumption?
  8. How well prepared do personnel feel in their task to inform, educate and counsel young people regarding sexual behaviour, relationships and pornography consumption?
  9. Can an education intervention among personnel at schools and youth clinics improve knowledge, increase preparedness and stimulate to action to inform and counsel young people about sexuality, pornography consumption and gender equality?

Sector (in the area of contraception, sexual and reproductive health) / Young people’s sexual and reproductive health, counselling and sexual education.
Is it a ‘new’ project?
If extension of an existing programme, provide information on original programme / Yes.
What outcomes will be measured? / 1) A preliminary model will contribute to the understanding of how pornography and sexualised media messages influence young people’s sexual behaviour and relationships
2) Differences in sexual behaviour, lifestyle, quality of life, self-reported health and attitudes to gender equality between young women and men, and between groups with different pornography consumption patterns
3) Professionals knowledge of and attitudes towards adolescent’s sexuality, pornography and sexualised media consumption, as well as issues on gender equality. Preparedness to inform, educate and counsel young people about sexuality, relationships, pornography and sexualised media as well as if they actually are doing it.
Do you foresee any reasons (political, climatic, etc) why this project may be adversely affected? / No

Part D Financial related information

Are there other partners or organisations supporting this same project? / Yes. Regional Research Fund in Uppsala-Örebro and Uppsala County Council
Have you requested funding from anyone else for this project? (If yes, please give details of all funding sources you have approached) / Yes
How much money are you requesting? A detailed budget must be provided. / Budget in Euros
Personnel
PhD student salary during 4 years / 169 036
Transscription of interview data / 500
Statistician / 2 000
Language check / 500
Running costs
Tape recorder and tapes / 100
Movie tickets to respondents / 800
Printing of questionnaires / 500
AV-material for education workshops (LCD-projector) / 2 000
Logistics for workshops / 1 500
Travels for data collection / 500
OH costs 35 % / 6 210
Total sum / 183 646
Request to ESC: 15000 Euros
Will this be part of a larger fund or stand alone? / Part of a larger fund
Have you already obtained any funding towards this project? (If yes or still awaiting a response, please give details) / Yes, please see above
Who will oversee the budget & keep accounts? / Maria Dell'Uva Karlsson,secretary of Centre of Clinical Research, Västmanland County Council, Uppsala university, S-721 89 Västerås, Sweden

Part E Follow-up

I / We, as responsible for this project agree to the following 6 points:

I/We agree that all monies will be spent appropriately / Yes
I/We agree to advise you at the earliest time if this project is delayed or cannot be completed / Yes
I/We agree to provide a report to the Board of Directors of the ESC within 6 months of the end of the project and yearly, if the project lasts longer than 1 year. / Yes
I/We agree to present the ESC treasurer with a detailed budget at the end of the project. (if the project is longer than 1 year, the funding may be awarded in stages and be dependent on appropriate reporting) / Yes
I/We agree that if you need to make any significant changes to the duration, contents or funding of the project after it has been awarded, I/we will advise the ESC Treasurer. / Yes
I/We agree to acknowledge the ESC as a donor in any publications and oral communications resulting from this project. Ideally any manuscript should be sent to the ESC journal in the first instance. / Yes

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