Inuit women's stories of strength: informing Inuit community-based HIV and STI prevention and sexual health promotion programming

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Table I. Major themes and subthemes with nested themes

Major theme	Subthemes and nested themes (•)
The way it used to be	Elders’ teachings
	Rules and order
	Arranged marriages
	Multiple spouses and swapping
	Menstruation
Change	Sexual health teachings
	Alcohol use
	Sex exchange
	Gender and power
	Transience and travel
	Taboo
Family	I tell my children
	Future generations
	Family homes
Intimate relationships	Communication
	Self-esteem and self-image
	Role modelling
	Incest
Holistic strategies	Awareness and information
	Message delivery
	Responsibility
	• Parents
	• Schools
	• Hamlet
	• Health system
	Continuity of community health care
	Testing
	More support
	• Contracting STIs
	Reaching the hard to reach
	• Dropouts/non-attenders
	• Men
	Substance use and sexual decision-making
	Condoms