BACKGROUND Military conscripts may experience a change in their attitude towards sex at times when sexual urges are at their peak during their physical growth. This study examines the experience, understanding, knowledge and attitudes regarding sexual activity of the military conscripts. METHODS Data was obtained from a cross-sectional survey of 1127 young adult military conscripts, and were ...

Background. Sexual behaviors and knowledge among PHIV-infected (PHIV(+)) adolescents in comparison with HIV-uninfected youths are not well understood and continue to be studied actively. Objective. To compare sexual behavior and sexual knowledge of PHIV(+) and HIV-uninfected adolescents at an urban, tertiary-care center in New Jersey. Study Design. Modified Centers for Disease Control and Preve...

People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are at greater risk of being a victim of sexual abuse and may also be more predisposed to perpetrating sexual abuse. Although the prevalence of sexual abuse among people with ID is difficult to determine, it is clear that there are serious consequences for both victims and perpetrators, and professional support is needed. Psychologists play an importan...

Introduction The etiology of adult sexual offending refers to the origins or causes of sexually abusive behavior, including the pathways that are associated with the behavior’s development, onset, and maintenance. Knowledge about the etiology of sexual offending is important for several reasons. First, the development of effective prevention and treatment strategies is contingent on having cred...

Grace, A. P. (2009). Resilient sexual-minority youth as fugitive lifelong learners: Engaging in a strategic, assetcreating, community-based learning process to counter exclusion and trauma in formal schooling. In J. Field (Ed.), Proceedings of the Lifelong Learning Revisited: What Next? Conference of the Scottish Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK (4,...

The success of any type of sexual education programme depends on the knowledge and preparedness for practice by adolescents. A recent study has found that an ‘abstinence-only’ sexual education programme is effective in reducing sexual activity among adolescents. Knowledge of abstinence-only sexual education and preparedness for practice as an effective tool for promotion of sexual health among ...

background: human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) epidemic is spreading and what is a serious concern is that there is mounting evidence that the hiv that causes aids is spreading rapidly among teenagers worldwide. if this fast spread is to be halted, the knowledge, attitude and behavior of them should change. purpose: to understand knowledge, attitudes, and practices (kap) of minority youth metho...