Background Unintended pregnancy has a huge adverse impact on maternal, child and
family health and wealth. There is an unmet need for contraception globally, with an …

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

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 …

Online sexual behaviors like sexting, viewing pornography online, and using the internet to
start relationships are increasingly common among adolescents, yet research has struggled …

Nurses care for adolescents in a variety of settings, including communities, schools, and
public health and acute care clinics, which affords them many opportunities to improve …

This chapter describes some of the key tasks of parenting and how they relate to children's
well-being. It discusses how aspects of the social and physical environment affect that ways …

Abstract Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other sexual and gender minority
(LGBTQ) adolescents experience higher rates of negative sexual health outcomes relative to …

Parents have an important role in the promotion of healthy adolescent behaviors that can
influence positive developmental trajectories and health outcomes. Parental monitoring is a …

This study used data from 12 cultural groups in nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy,
Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States; N= 1,298) to …

Adolescents' health behaviors and experiences contribute to many outcomes, including risks
for HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases, and unintended pregnancy. Public health …