Background: Adolescents are at high risk of exposure to sexually transmitted infections
(STIs) and unintended pregnancies, and school is the appropriate environment for …

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the effectiveness of school-based sexual education on risky sexual
behaviour and sexually transmitted infection (STI) acquisition in adulthood. STUDY DESIGN …

THE RECENT DEBATE about the pregnancy rate among adolescents in Australia has led to
increased interest in the most successful way to prevent unintended pregnancies, and in the …

Background Numerous studies have evaluated the efficacy of interventions to reduce risk for
sexually transmitted infections in adolescents in recent years, but their global effects remain …

Background Adolescent pregnancy is a global public health problem. Numerous
approaches for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) delivery in schools have been …

Introduction Sexual ill-health is an urgent public health issue with subsequent social and
economic costs. There is, therefore, a need for more effective sexual health promotion …

Sexual health emerges as a key aspect of wellbeing during adolescence. Adolescents' lives
are marked by intense developmental changes, not limited to peak physical growth and …

Adolescence, a period of physical, social, cognitive and emotional development, represents
a target population for sexual health promotion and education when it comes to achieving …

Background School‐based sexual and reproductive health programmes are widely
accepted as an approach to reducing high‐risk sexual behaviour among adolescents. Many …

In many countries, there is a high number of teenage pregnancies, Sexually Transmitted
Infections (STIs), and unsafe sexual behavior, so there is a need for adolescent health …