Abstract Background Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a major health problem
affecting mostly young people, not only in developing, but also in developed countries. We …

Introduction: Theory‐based research is needed to understand poor contraceptive behavior
and related reproductive health sequelae. The purpose of this review was to examine the …

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 …

We examine interactive effects of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) on heritable variation in
age at first consensual sexual intercourse in a young cohort of 3,350 female and 2,724 male …

This study presents the results of a meta-analysis of the association between substance use
and risky sexual behavior among adolescents. 87 studies fit the inclusion criteria, containing …

CONTEXT: Each year, nearly one in four US women at risk of unintended pregnancy
experience one or more months of contraceptive nonuse. Understanding what factors are …

ContextStudies have identified childhood sexual and physical abuse as a risk factor for
adolescent pregnancy but the relationship between exposure to childhood abuse and …

METHODS: Demographic and Health Survey data from more than 40 countries were used to
examine the proportions of 15-1 9-year-old women who are currently married or are …

The majority of teens are having sex, however, we know little about sex that occurs outside
the traditional dating context and the factors associated with these non-romantic sexual …

Health promotion should be evidence-based, needs driven, subject to evaluation, and
ecological in perspective. How can this be achieved in the context of school-based sex …