Abstract Background Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a major health problem
affecting mostly young people, not only in developing, but also in developed countries. We …

Health promotion should be evidence-based, needs driven, subject to evaluation, and
ecological in perspective. How can this be achieved in the context of school-based sex …

This study assessed the effects of 3 theoretically grounded, school-based HIV prevention
interventions on inner-city minority high school students' levels of HIV prevention …

Introduction. Given the efficacy of latex condoms for preventing pregnancy, HIV, and most
STI, their promotion remains central to global sexual health efforts. To inform the …

The effectiveness of an intervention based upon the theories of Ajzen and Triandis was
evaluated among 698 junior and 306 senior high school students. The intervention to juniors …

We begin this chapter by calling attention to the implicit and explicit conceptual frameworks
shaping the questions asked, the methods used, and hence the answers offered about …

PURPOSE: To explore whether patterns of sexual relationships, such as sequential
(nonoverlapping in time) or concurrent (overlapping in time), are more important indicators …

By using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we examine how
adolescent relationship characteristics, partner attributes, and sexual relationship histories …

CONTEXT: Adolescents' dual use of condoms and hormonal contraceptives is low, and the
motivations underlying their decisions to combine contraceptives are not understood …

Latino adolescent reproductive health has become an increasingly important topic because
of the growth in the numbers of Latino youth and because Latino youth are at high risk for …