This study aimed to identify risk and protective factors associated with sexual activity among
Malaysian adolescents. Data from the World Health Organization Global School-based …

Pregnancy rates and unprotected sex among Thai adolescents continue to increase. The
aim of this community‐based participatory study was to identify gender differences in sexual …

Objective: Sexual risk behavior during adolescence is an important public health problem.
Self-esteem and hopefulness are potentially important psychological factors that may play a …

Purpose One consistent predictor of adolescents' engagement in sexual risk behavior is
their belief that peers are engaging in similar behavior; however, not all youth are equally …

Background Adolescents are vulnerable to various sexual and reproductive health (SRH)
problems such as unintended pregnancy, HIV or other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) …

Risky sexual behavior poses significant health risks by increasing sexually transmitted
infections and unintended pregnancies. Previous research has documented many factors …

Parenting styles and practices are suggested to be important predictors of adolescent sexual
health, mostly in Europe and North America. Limited research has been conducted on these …

Background: Early sexual activity and multiple sexual partners are deemed risky sexual
behaviors and connected to mental disorders such as depression. Parent–adolescent …

This study aims to revisit the studies reported in the area of peer influence with reference to
health behavior. Peer groups are social groups that consist of people of the same age and …

African American adolescents mature earlier and have their sexual debut (first voluntary
penile-vaginal penetration) earlier in adolescence and thus are at a disproportionately …