PURPOSE: Parent–child communication is associated with positive outcomes for youths'
engagement in sexual behaviors. Limited data are available regarding parent–child …

Objective: To examine the relationships among risk behaviors for Caribbean youth; and to
determine the correlations between initiation of sexual activity and other risk behaviors …

Although anal intercourse carries great risk for HIV transmission, little research has focused
on it among the general population, particularly pre-and early adolescents. This study …

Background: Various studies on risk sexual behaviours focus on personal factors. However,
the influence of essential social factors needs a profound concern. Methods: An institutional …

Background: Contemporary threats to adolescents' health are primarily the consequence of
risk behaviors and their related adverse outcomes. Identifying factors associated with …

Purpose Parent–child relationship quality is an important factor when examining
adolescent's risk for problem behaviors. For this reason, many researchers have explored …

Background: Risky sexual behaviors (RSBs) are behaviors that could result in unwanted
pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. These behaviors are often initiated during …

African-American youth suffer disproportionately from sexual risk consequences including
unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Parents educating young people …

Most of the sexual initiation and sexual practice of the youth begins at secondary school
level. At this stage student assumed to be exposed to many risky sexual behaviors …

Purpose: To:(a) identify risk and protective factors for behaviors that expose Zambian youth
to risk of HIV infection and,(b) assess whether research findings from the United States …