STIs are a growing concern for adolescents. Routine screening and management are of
critical importance. Furthermore, prevention efforts such as human papillomavirus …

Adolescents have special sexual and reproductive health needs (whether or not they are
sexually active or married). This review assesses the impact of interventions to improve …

Background Improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health continues to be a global
public health need. Effective parent–adolescent communication on sexual health issues has …

A healthy sexual self-concept that captures an understanding of the risky and the positive
aspects of sexuality is imperative to life-long well-being. Parents have a unique opportunity …

We analyzed cross-sectional data collected from a US nationally representative survey of
individuals ages 14–24 years old on what sources of information from the past year they …

Gender differences in sexuality have gained considerable attention both within and outside
of the scientific community. We argue that one of the main unacknowledged reasons for …

Importance Parent-based sexual health interventions have received considerable attention
as one factor that can increase safer sexual behavior among youth; however, to our …

Media may function as sex educators for adolescents; unfortunately, media messages often
glamorize risky sexual behaviors and unhealthy relationships and neglect sexual health …

Background Adolescent communication with parents is paramount to reduce sexual health
problems. Currently, there is a shortage of information on adolescent-parent communication …

Purpose Technology-based interventions to promote sexual health have proliferated in
recent years, yet their efficacy among youth has not been meta-analyzed. This study …