Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The World Health Organization also reported that a third of all new HIV infections around the world are estimated to occur among youths aged 15— The present article aims to provide a comprehensive literature review of the existing sexuality programs in selected places in both English-speaking i.
Based on the review, observations and implications for sexuality education policy and practice, as well as recommendations for future research for youths are outlined. Keywords: sex education, adolescents, sexual health, sex and relationship education, sexual wellbeing.
Adolescence marks a developmental phase where one has relatively sound health, a time where physical sexual maturity is acquired. However, it is also during this period marked by increased autonomy, social immaturity, risk taking, and spontaneity which make them more susceptible to reproduction and sexual health risks. These risks include unplanned, or unprotected sex, which may lead to an elevated risk of sexually transmitted infections STIs , unintended pregnancy, and unsafe abortion [ 1 , 2 ].
Although STIs and sexually transmitted diseases STDs are sometimes used interchangeably, it is important to highlight the technical differences between the two. STIs refer to bacteria, viruses, and parasites transmitted through vaginal, anal, and oral sex.
It is a sexually transmitted infection that has not developed into a disease. Simply put, STDs e. These pathogens are associated with higher incidence of STDs [ 3 ].
