Sex education and adolescent sexual behavior: do community characteristics matter?

Contraception ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Marie Kraft ◽  
Aniket Kulkarni ◽  
Jason Hsia ◽  
Denise J. Jamieson ◽  
Lee Warner
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Behavior ◽  
Community Characteristics

scholarly journals The Relationship between Sex Education and Sexual Behaviour in Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
Nofi Susanti ◽  
Reinpal Falefi ◽  
Tri Bayu Purnama
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship

Adolescent sexual behavior remains a global problem with high reports of cases of adolescents behaving freely. The lack of knowledge about sexuality is caused by limited information, services, and advocacy. There has not been a reproductive health curriculum for adolescents in schools. Therefore, this study aims to determine the relationship between sex education and sexual behavior in adolescents. This research is a quantitative study with a cross-sectional design. The sampling was taken using a total sampling technique. The sample included all students of class X and XI, with a total of 102 people. The research instrument used a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using chi-square and multiple logistic regression. Bivariate analysis results showed that there was a relationship between sex education by parents, teachers, peers, and social media and sexual behavior. The results of multivariate analysis with logistic regression tests showed that sex education provided by parents was the most substantial relationship with sexual behavior. The study concluded that parents, teachers, and social media were associated with sex education. Extensive sex education from other trusted information could reduce pre-marital sexual activity among adolescents.  Elaborating on external factors would implicate a good attitude and behavior in students.

Trends in adolescent sexual behavior, health, and education

2018 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
Rafael Heller
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Pregnancy Rates ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Behavior ◽  
School Based ◽  
Behavior Health

Kappan editor Rafael Heller talks with the Guttmacher Institute’s Laura Lindberg, one of the nation’s leading researchers in the field of adolescent sexual and reproductive health, about recent data and trends related to teens’ sexual behavior, contraceptive use, pregnancy rates, and more, including their experiences with school-based sex education.

Statement on Teenage Pregnancy

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 795-797
Author(s):  
Michael I. Cohen ◽  
Frank E. Dudenhoeffer ◽  
Andrew Guthrie ◽  
Sherrell L. Hammar ◽  
Felix P. Heald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Behavior ◽  
Cognitive Changes ◽  
Teenage Girls ◽  
Developmental Age ◽  
The 1960S

In recent years, a nationwide concern over the "epidemic" of teenage pregnancy has developed. Explanations for this phenomenon have ranged from poor sex education to promiscuity. This statement will review current data and information so that pediatricians responsible for the health care of adolescents can appreciate the implications and consequences of early childbearing. SEXUAL ACTIVITY AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS The term adolescence must be used with caution in describing the rapid biological, psychologic, and cognitive changes that take place during the teen years. Teenage girls are considerably different from each other in pubertal and emotional development. In making observations and interpretations about the attitudes, behaviors, and sexual activity of teenage girls, we must use developmental age rather than chronologic age as the standard for comparison. Sexual activity in 12-year-old girls living in intact households1,2 is unusual; therefore, the number of live infants born to mothers in this age group is small. However, more than 50% of 19-year-old girls have engaged in sexual activity, and their fertility rate is comparable to women in their 20s. The current problems with teenage pregnancies cannot be appreciated fully without understanding adolescent sexual behavior and the secular changes that have taken place. From 1900 to the early 1960s, sexual behavior in the unmarried, teenage population changed. A review of the earlier literature indicates that a significant increase (tenfold) in the incidence of sexual intercourse among single, teenage girls occurred in the early part of this century.3 Measureable changes in the attitude of adolescents toward sexuality became strikingly apparent in the 1960s.

scholarly journals CONTEXTO COMUNICATIVO, FAMILIAR Y ESCOLAR DEL ADOLESCENTE Y CONDUCTA SEXUAL.

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serafín J. Cruces Montes ◽  
Rocío Guil Bozal ◽  
Sergio Sánchez Sevilla ◽  
Antonio Zayas García
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
School Context ◽  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Sensitive Period ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Behavior ◽  
Educational Factors

Abstract.FAMILY AND SCHOOL ADOLESCENT COMMUNICATIVE CONTEXT, AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR.Adolescence is considered as a particularly sensitive period in the evolutionary process of the human being. It is during this period that certain risk behaviors will be acquired by the adolescent. The main objective is to analyze the communicative, family and school context in relation to the adolescent sexual behavior (debut, use of contraceptive measures and knowledge of sexual diseases). A questionnaire, that addressed demographic, family and educational factors, as well as various issues related to their sexual behavior, was given to students of E.S.O. (Obligatory Secondary Education) of all Andalusia. The results show that, in the majority of cases, adolescents have received sex education, which is very positively valued but which is not decisive for the use of contraceptive methods, although it facilitates the knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases. Those who have received sex education are initiated earlier in risky sexual practices. The condom is the most used method being the reason of use to avoid an unwanted pregnancy. Those who start early in sexual relations have parents with lower level of education, manifest a worse relationship with them both in terms of communication, control and discipline and have worse academic results. The results show the importance of family and educational factors when starting adolescents in their sexual life in an early manner.Keywords. Adolescence, Sexuality, Protective Factors, Family, Parents, Teachers, Communication and Education.Resumen.La adolescencia es considerada como un periodo especialmente sensible en el proceso evolutivo del ser humano. Es en este periodo donde se van a adquirir determinados comportamientos denominados de riesgo para el adolescente. El objetivo fundamental se centra en analizar el contexto comunicativo, familiar y escolar en relación al comportamiento sexual del adolescente (debut, uso de medidas anticonceptivas y conocimiento de enfermedades sexuales). Se les administró a alumnos de E.S.O. (Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria) de toda Andalucía un cuestionario en donde se abordaban factores demográficos, familiares y educativos; así como diversas cuestiones relacionadas con su conducta sexual. Los resultados muestran que de manera mayoritaria, los adolescentes han recibido educación sexual, valorada muy positivamente, pero que sin embargo no resulta determinante para el uso de métodos anticonceptivos aunque si facilita el conocimiento de enfermedades de transmisión sexual. Aquellos que han recibido educación sexual se inician antes en prácticas sexuales de riesgo. El preservativo es el método más utilizado siendo el motivo de uso evitar un embarazo no deseado. Los que se inician precozmente en las relaciones sexuales poseen padres con menor nivel de estudios, manifiestan una peor relación con los mismos tanto a nivel de comunicación, como de control y disciplina y poseen peores resultados académicos. Los resultados obtenidos muestran la importancia de los factores familiares y educativos a la hora de iniciarse los adolescentes en su vida sexual de una manera temprana.Palabras clave. Adolescencia, Sexualidad, Factores Protectores, Familia, Padres, Profesorado, Comunicación y Educación.

CORRELATES OF ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

1990 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 1179 ◽  
Author(s):  
SALVATORE CULLARI
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Behavior

CORRELATES OF ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

1990 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 1179 ◽  
Author(s):  
SALVATORE CULLARI
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Behavior
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