Sexual Health and Sexual Health Education: Contemporary Perceptions and Concerns of Young Adults Within the Millennial Population Cohort

Lucero, Julie; Hanafi, Sara L.; Emerson, Amber D.; Rodriguez, Karla; Dávalos, Liliana M.; Grinnell, Lucinda

doi:10.1080/15546128.2020.1832008

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“…Young people desire to have a greater knowledge of honest, comprehensive sexual health education topics that are based in science, medically accurate, and free from opinion-and they want to be taught by well-educated, knowledgeable individuals who are comfortable teaching about human sexuality [45,46]. YES!…”

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confidence: 99%

YES! Program: Adolescent Lessons Learned during a Virtual Sexual Health Program

Allsop

Tilak

2023

Sexes

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Effective sexual health education provides individuals medically accurate knowledge and promotes the skills necessary for positive behaviors related to sexual health. This qualitative study employs focus groups to examine learning experiences of nine participating adolescents from a comprehensive youth empowerment and sexual health virtual summer program (The YES! Program). Focus group interviews were coded using inductive analysis to compute student learning themes (safety and prevention, preparation, and communication) and utterance coverage. Narrative inquiry highlighted the experiences of the participants. The results highlight students’ learning experiences through participation in the YES! Program and the skill outcomes of comprehensive sexual health education.

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Section: Implications For Sexual Health Education Programs: Teaching ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

YES! Program: Adolescent Lessons Learned during a Virtual Sexual Health Program

Allsop

Tilak

2023

Sexes

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“…These useful life skills are not limited to sexuality but also other aspects of life. They learn to recognize and resist and cope with situations in which they are pressured by others, as well as the long-standing prejudices they face in everyday life (Lucero et al, 2020).…”

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Adolescent Sexuality Education in Nepal: Current Perspectives

Pokharel¹,

Adhikari²

2021

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There is a huge public debate on CSE being amorous and inappropriate. The materials and curriculum for students are considered insufficient and inadequate due to socio-cultural factors, which are deep-rooted in society. Lack of knowledge about sexual and reproductive health and low access to sexual health services have forced young people to engage in unsafe sexual practices in Nepal. Sexuality education should cover lessons on the important role adolescents' sexuality that plays in their personality, positive things that sexuality brings to life, and the role our sexuality plays in connecting an individual with others. Complete sexuality education must be scientifically and age-appropriately precise, culturally competent, and based on people's rights, gender equality, and a positive approach to sexuality and pleasure based that sexuality education affects general health, adaptation to the environment and quality of life and contributes to an optimal life of your choice. Children and teenagers need to get precise clarification about understanding sexuality on how to practice healthy sexual behavior while unhealthy or exploitative risky sexual activity can lead to health and social problems, such as unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. The article reviews the current perspectives and situation of CSE among adolescents of Nepal. A review of government documents and research articles has been conducted, and the findings have been synopsized. Consequently, the curriculum developers and policymakers were provided with the recommendations to address common problems that are evitable among adolescents as well as guidelines for teachers' training on related topics.

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