BACKGROUND The objective of this review was to investigate whether Chinese population groups that do not belong to classical high risk groups show an increasing trend of engaging in high-risk sexual behaviors. METHODS We systematically searched the English and Chinese literature on sexual risk behaviors published between January 1980 and March 2012 in PubMed and the China National Knowledge I...

In this article, we examine personal narratives on premarital sex by two generations of Polish men and women—one born in the 1950s 1960s, their parents’ generation, 1920s 1930s coming age during or after World War II—and place these dialogue with discourses surrounding young sexuality state-socialist Poland. Using sociological surveys, popular sexological literature, Catholic marriage preparati...

BACKGROUND Despite cultural and religious prohibitions against premarital heterosexual relationships and intimacy, some recent evidence suggests some rise in premarital heterosexual interactions and relationships among young people. On the other hand, although HIV in Iran is a concentrated epidemic and mainly reported among high risk groups such as injecting drug users (IDUs), but there are evi...

BACKGROUND Youth's sexual behaviors have various consequences such as unwanted pregnancy, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and sexually transmitted infections. Little information is available about the impact of mass media in the development of premarital sexual relationships. This study aimed to explore the role of mass media on premarital sexual relationships among Iranian youth. METHODS ...

Introduction: Early initiation of sex increases the risks of unprotected sex, multiple partners, and sexually transmitted infections. The effective factors of premarital sexual intercourse have not been widely studied. Objective: This study aimed at identifying environmental factors influencing premarital sexual intercoursefromthe Iranian youths’ perspective. Materials and M...

Background: Premarital sex is one of the high-risk behaviors adolescents today. The characteristics can also be a triggering factor for premarital sex. purpose this study was to analyze relationship between and attitudes towards in East Java Province.Methods: This quantitative research with cross sectional design. data used were taken from Program Performance Accountability Survey (2018) on age...