This review was undertaken in recognition of the mounting public health and social
problems associated with adolescent sexual behavior and the importance of basing school …

To assess the effects of HIV/AIDS and sexuality education on young people's sexual
behavior; a comprehensive literature review was commissioned by the Office of Intervention …

Surveys of risk behaviors have been hobbled by their reliance on respondents to report
accurately about engaging in behaviors that are highly sensitive and may be illegal. An …

Despite the fact that most people become parents and everyone who has ever lived has had
parents, parenting remains a mystifying subject about which almost everyone has opinions …

Americans remain deeply ambivalent about teenage sexuality. Many presume that such
uneasiness is rooted in religion. But how exactly does religion contribute to the formation of …

Ross here presents an original and controversial look at the moral principles that guide
parents in making health care decisions for their children, and the role of children in the …

" It is difficult to imagine a juicier subject, or a more thoughtful, fluent, trustworthy guide for its
exploration."—San Francisco Chronicle A chronicle of the two decades that noted …

This study examines factors that distinguish between sexually active adolescents who are at
risk for pregnancy and for sexually transmitted diseases and sexually active teens who are …

Purpose: To identify the psychosocial and behavioral factors that influence condom use to
reduce the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among young men in …

CONTEXT: Although comprehensive sex education is broadly supported by health
professionals, funding for abstinence‐only education has increased. METHODS: Using data …