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Brandy N. Reeves – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Study One Background: This study sought to validate a new sexual assertiveness scale with college students in the United States. Sexual assertiveness is associated with safer sex and sexual satisfaction. Validating the new scale among students in the US is important, as sexual behaviors vary by country. Study design: College students at a Midwest…
Descriptors: College Students, Sex Education, Sexuality, Contraception
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Silver, Rachel; Kendall, Nancy – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
In this article, we consider what would happen if the resources and energy devoted to formal, school-based sex education were redirected into a syndemic sex education approach that centres the individual, social, and structural conditions that shape adolescents' sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Drawing on a case study of youth in Malawi, we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Education, Sexuality, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
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Li, Juo-Chi; Tsai, Shih-Jen; Chen, Tzeng-Ji; Chen, Mu-Hong – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
The association between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and subsequent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the potential effects of medications on STI risk remain unknown. In all, 5076 adolescents and young adults with ASD and 57,060 age-/sex-matched individuals without ASD were enrolled between 2001 and 2009 and followed-up to the end of…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adolescents, Young Adults
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Ismatara Reena; Sumona Hoque Mumu – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
Background: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) remain a significant public health concern as more than 2.5 million infected in 2021, necessitating effective educational interventions to promote knowledge and safe practices. The study analyzes secondary data using SPSS. The dataset includes pre- and post-interventional data of KISS (Knocking out…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Sexuality
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Jeffrey L. Hurst; Laura Widman; Julia Brasileiro; Anne J. Maheux; Reina Evans-Paulson; Sophia Choukas-Bradley – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2024
While most parents support their adolescents receiving school-based sex education, there is variability in which sex education topics receive the most support from parents. Conservative political orientation and greater religiosity have been independently associated with parents' lack of support for school-based sex education; however, no studies…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Political Attitudes, Sex Education, Religious Factors
Odella Dianne Hagan – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Community college women do not obtain the HPV vaccine at the same rate as university women. The aim of this study was to discover the perceptions of community college women in relation to the human papillomavirus (HPV) and associated cancers, the perceived barriers and benefits of obtaining the HPV vaccination, and how health behavior decisions…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Females, Student Attitudes, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Foster, Stephen; Carvallo, Mauricio; Song, Hairong; Lee, Joyce; Lee, Jongwon – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Objective: Sexual promiscuity stigma constitutes a significant barrier which prevents young women from receiving catch-up human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations. Our objective was to explore how this stigma may be particularly detrimental to women in cultures of honor, where women are expected to maintain a reputation of sexual purity.…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social Bias, Sexuality
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Mozingo, Shelby L.; Museck, Isabelle J.; Mitchell, Sara E.; Sherman, Emma C.; Claypool, Natalie A.; Gizzi, Katherine A.; King, Bruce M. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To determine whether university students are aware of the sexual health services offered by the student health center. Participants: 522 undergraduate students at a southeast public university. Methods: Students were given a list of 19 sexual health services and tests and were instructed that for each one to check "offered,"…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Sexuality, School Health Services
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Mugoni, Petronella Chipo – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: Rising incidence of acquired multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in South Africa suggests low knowledge and implementation of infection prevention and control strategies in household and congregate settings. This study contributes to the under-researched area of non-biomedical responses to sub-adherence to treatment. Design: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disease Control, Females, Late Adolescents
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Natalie Grafft; Barbara Mendez-Campos; Danielle T. Walker; Summer Sherburne Hawkins – Youth & Society, 2024
Little is known about the implications of cannabis legalization on adolescent health behaviors. This study sought to examine the relationship between recreational cannabis legalization and adolescent sexual risk behaviors. Data on 371,487 respondents who have ever had sexual intercourse from 41 states in the 2005 to 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Sexuality, Adolescents, Health Behavior
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Eastman-Mueller, Heather; Fu, Tsung-chieh; Dodge, Brian M.; Herbenick, Debby – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To examine the prevalence of student utilization of campus sexual health resources and their association with sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing. Participants: Undergraduate students (n = 7020) at a large Midwestern university completed a confidential online survey in 2015. Methods: A probability-based sample of undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Sexuality, Screening Tests, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Zhang, Wen; Wong, Janet Y. H.; Wang, Tingxuan; Fong, Daniel Y. T. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: This study aims to critically review the characteristics and effectiveness of university-based intervention to promote safer sex practice. Participants and Methods: The published studies were selected from 5 databases with the publication year restricted between 1974 and 2018. The data were then pooled using a random-effect…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Health Behavior, Intervention, Student Behavior
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Morgan J. Grant; Kaileigh Carter; Matt Hoffman; Randolph D. Hubach; Christopher Owens – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2024
Because most parent-adolescent sex communication studies are from the perspectives of sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents rather than their parents, we surveyed 54 parents of SGM adolescents in the Southern region in the U.S. about their HIV-related parent-adolescent sex communication (PASC) practices. We compared topics discussed between…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Health Behavior, Prevention, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
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Njau, Annie N.; Othuon, Lucas; Oburu, Paul – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2022
The study examined gender and age differences in the relationship between sensation seeking and sexual risk behaviors among secondary school students in Kenya. The study was conducted in Kisumu Municipality. Kisumu was chosen as it is one of the leading regions in HIV prevalence, estimated at 15%. The HIV prevalence was assumed to indicate a…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Age Differences, Adolescents, Risk
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Marconi, Agustina; Falk-Hanson, Elizabeth; Gage, Janine – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objectives: To examine differences in compliance to follow-up for STD based on demographic, clinical and academic characteristics. Methods: Cross-sectional study examining associations between clinical, demographic and academic variables and compliance to follow-up for STDs in a college population. Participants: Chart review data collected at…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Student Characteristics, College Students, Gender Differences
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