HIV Correlates of Premarital Relationships Among Unmarried Youth in Pune District, Maharashtra, India

Religious distributions of knowledge and practices of sexual behaviors among young married women in India

“…[7][8][9] This is comparable to the findings of other studies which reported that the respondents belonging to the Muslim religion were significantly less aware about the knowledge of ovulatory cycle. [10][11][12] In the present study, the knowledge of ovulatory cycle among young married women was quite low which was in conformity with the other findings. [8,9,13] However, these findings were in dissonance with others.…”

Determinants of sexual intercourse initiation among incarcerated adolescents: a mixed-method study

“…Previous findings have consistently demonstrated that exposure to sexually explicit content, which causes desensitisation of one's attitudes and values, leads to adolescents' sexually permissive attitudes. (29)(30)(31)(32) Pornography viewing causes adolescents to become stimulated and induces a sexual fantasy about a partner with whom they want to have sex, which in turn influences them to initiate sex when given the opportunity.…”

“…Again, this result is in line with the findings of many previous studies. (29,(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39) Alcohol is an intoxicating drug that depresses the central nervous system, impairs functional brain activity and changes thought processes and feelings. (40) Adolescents may be more vulnerable to the effects of alcohol because they have not developed a physical tolerance for alcohol and lack experience in alcohol consumption.…”

Prevalence and correlates of physical fighting among school-going adolescents in Santiago, Chile

“…Parents should be encouraged to supervise their children because, doing that seems to prevent them from engaging in a host of antisocial behaviours. 42,43 Furthermore, there is need to make schools and neighborhoods safer for adolescents not to be involved in fighting and bullying. School regulations, staff supervision and a supportive environment have all been reported to discourage adolescent victimization.…”