Sex education for individuals with intellectual disabilities is important. However, our knowledge about effective methods for teaching sex education to this population is limited. We report the results of a systematic review identifying methods for sex education programs aimed at individuals with intellectual disabilities. In all, 20 articles were included that met the criteria set in terms of ...

CONTEXT Little is known about the prevalence and correlates of same-sex sexual activity among teenagers and young adults, particularly those who do not identify themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual. Effective interventions to prevent STDs require accurate understanding of youths' sexual behavior. METHODS Descriptive and regression analyses of data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Gro...

Background: Despite clear reasons for necessity of sexual health education for adolescents, it is a contested issue and has faced challenges in most cultures. Adolescents, specially females in Iran have so many unmet needs in sexual health issues, yet appropriateness of sexual health education to them is controversy. This study aimed to examine female adolescents attitudes to sexual health educ...

Adolescence is the time during which personal and sexual identity develops. The specific characteristics of adolescents lack maturity facilitates acquisition risk behaviors such as relaxation in use barrier contraceptives or toxic substances, alcohol drugs relations, increasing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) unwanted pregnancies. Health education sexuality one best ways to prevent promo...