Aim Sexual self‐efficacy plays an important role in adolescents' sexual health. The aim of
this study was to test a cause‐and‐effect model of sexual self‐concept and sexual risk …

Sexual health communication in adolescence is important for sexual well-being. With limited
empirical work utilizing longitudinal methodologies, this study aimed to investigate how the …

In Malawi, 50% of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) have had a first child by age
19 and 45% report their pregnancies as unintended or mistimed. Yet, uptake of …

Objective To identify the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–related risk behaviors
associated with HIV testing among US high school students who reported ever having …

Trata-se de um estudo de corte transversal, realizado com o objetivo de investigar as razões
que levaram adolescentes a provocarem o aborto, relacionando com idade e tipo de escola …

Abstract This study employed Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to explore eight
fathers' perceptions and practices in talking to their ten year old children about puberty …

Introduction Because of high rates of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among
adolescents, factors influencing adolescents' contraceptive use require close examination …

Purpose To examine young men's awareness of emergency contraception (EC) and its
association with their contraceptive decision-making contributions within a relationship …

Black adolescent and young adult women in the United States experience a
disproportionately higher rate of HIV infections than White and Hispanic adolescent and …

Objective: This study examined individual and social factors associated with sexual risk
behavior among African American girls seeking outpatient mental health services across 2 …