Background Sexual violence among adolescents has become a major public health concern
in Sri Lanka. Lack of sexual awareness is a major reason for adverse sexual health …

Introduction Studies across the world have shown that parent-adolescent SRH
communication can prevent unhealthy sexual and reproductive health (SRH) practices …

This article describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a sexual-risk prevention
program focused on the development of individual competencies and cultural norms …

Background While the literature is replete with studies on young people's risky sexual
behaviors and their effects on HIV and STI acquisition, unintended pregnancy, and unsafe …

Background: Pregnancy among girls 10–19 years remains a challenge that requires critical
resolution all over the world. Despite this worrying sexual phenomenon, research pertaining …

Background: Sexual violence is a widespread human rights violation that affects women and
girls throughout the world, with particularly high rates among college-age youth. In the …

Introduction School-based and community-based sexuality education has not shown a
significant impact on the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes of Sri Lankan …

Social institutions such as family have an important role to play in shaping adolescent
sexual behaviour, and parents remain central to this responsibility. Available evidence …

Early sexual relationships are associated with an increased risk of acquiring sexually
transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDs, teenage pregnancies, and unsafe abortions …

Introduction: Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a universal problem with grave life-long outcomes.
Mothers are important persons in children's lives. Objectives: The study was aimed to assess …