Background The explicit use of theory in research helps expand the knowledge base.
Theories and models have been used extensively in HIV‐prevention research and in …

BACKGROUND: Because little is known about long-term effects of adolescent protective
factors across multiple health domains, we examined associations between adolescent …

Background US adolescents have high rates of teen pregnancy, childbearing, and sexually
transmitted infections (STIs), highlighting the need to identify and implement effective …

Over the past 30 years, prevention science in the adolescent health field has moved from
interventions focused on preventing single problem behaviors to efforts employing a dual …

Purpose Primary responsibility for sexual education for adolescents with autism spectrum
disorder falls on parents who have reported a lack of professional and material support. The …

Social-emotional intelligence (SEI) has been linked with a number of health behaviors in
adolescent populations. However, little is known about the influence of SEI on sexual …

In many European and other high-income, Western countries, condom use has been
decreasing among youth. A variety of promotional strategies to increase condom use exists …

Background: Ensuring young people experience good sexual health is a key public health
concern, yet some vulnerable groups of young people remain at higher risk of poor sexual …

A qualitative systematic review was conducted to evaluate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
interventions, describe characteristics of best practices for increasing PrEP use and …

Several studies have identified explicative factors for adolescents' sexual risk behaviors and
related outcomes such as unintended pregnancy; however, less is known about the …