{"id":5531,"date":"2021-09-02T05:34:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T05:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitefordemo.com\/isana-demo\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=5531"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T23:33:33","slug":"connecting-international-students-with-sexual-reproductive-health-information","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/websitefordemo.com\/isana-demo\/events\/connecting-international-students-with-sexual-reproductive-health-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting International Students with Sexual &#038; Reproductive Health Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ms Maddison Stratten<sup>1<\/sup><\/strong><\/span>, Ms Anju Devkota<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p class=\"AbstractBookAffiliations\"><em><sup>1<\/sup>NSW Health, , Australia<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The International Student Health Hub is an online platform for international students to access reliable sexual and reproductive health information, resources and website referrals. The initial development of the Hub drew on current literature and international student consultations to ensure the project was evidence-based, collaborative and co-designed. Online consultations were conducted with 186 NSW based international students with diverse demographics and informed the Hub\u2019s content and design. Participants described their level of sexual health knowledge as average, identifying STIs, cost of services, HIV and the Australian health system as topics of importance. Reproductive health knowledge was self-rated as very low, low or average with Overseas Student Health Cover and cost of contraception and healthcare services as specific knowledge gaps. Ongoing monitoring of the Hub\u2019s Google analytics confirms this consultation data. The most viewed page besides \u2018Home\u2019 is \u2018Sex and Sexual Health\u2019 including STIs, HIV and safer sex information. The behaviour flow recorded through page pathways identifies that after a viewer visits \u2018Sex and Sexual Health\u2019, they move to \u2018Overseas Student Health Cover\u2019 including information on cost and private health funds. Further demonstrating the importance of these topics is the most popular pages based on time spent; \u2018Sex and Sexual Health\u2019, \u2018Australian Healthcare System\u2019 and \u2018Contraception and Pregnancy \u2019. The growth and innovation of the Hub built on the established consortium of government and non-government partners. From these partnerships, a Hub Advisory Group was formed for continued content development, international student engagement, communication strategies and evaluation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Biography:<\/strong><br \/>\nMaddison Stratten is a health promotion officer with the HIV and Related Programs (HARP) unit in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District. Maddy has a Bachelor in Public Health major in Health Promotion (UOW), Master of International Public Health (USYD), and a passion for empowering and connecting marginalised communities with consistent sexual and reproductive health messages. As a co-leader for NSW Play Safe Programs International Students, Maddy has enjoyed the collaborative and co-design nature of developing and maintaining resources with\/ for international students such as the International Student Health Hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ms Maddison Stratten1, Ms Anju Devkota1 1NSW Health, , Australia The International Student Health Hub is an online platform for international students to access reliable sexual and reproductive health information, resources and website referrals. 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