Adolescents are at increased risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the
Southern states of the USA, where rates among youth are higher than in the rest of the …

Background Sexual communication between partners is associated with safer sex
behaviours, including condom use among adolescents. Several studies have found a …

Adolescent pregnancy continues to be a major concern for policy-makers, programme
developers, helping professionals and society generally in the USA, especially in light of the …

This interdisciplinary text examines five different components of family health--biology,
behavior, social-cultural circumstances, the environment, and health care--and the ways …

This study used non-experimental survey research to gather data on the kinds of dropout
prevention programs in place in West Virginia high schools in 2014-15 and to evaluate their …

The experience of sexual health and wellness varies for newly independent college
freshman. For reproductive-age women, gaps in knowledge and self-efficacy overlap with …

The tourism industry (TI) brings substantial resources into New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA);
and yet many of its workers continue to experience high levels of poverty and related socio …

Background: To identify predictors of conceiving a pregnancy, over a 6-month observation
period, among young black males attending clinics that diagnose and treat sexually …

The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate that ideas about what adolescents should be
doing and what adolescents are actually doing in terms of sex do not always match up. The …

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE Organizational Change and
Stakeholder Engagement in the California Career Pathways Trust Page 1 CALIFORNIA …