Sexual knowledge and behaviour in South African students: a case for prevention with focus on behaviour.
A study by James et al. revealed discrepancies between students' knowledge of sexuality and their behaviour.


CONCLUSIONS
Preventive programmes should be intensive, comprehensive and preferably school based, involving parents and local communities. To make themselves trustworthy, it may be worthwhile for programmes to acknowledge adolescents' life situation as it is.
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Department of Women's and Children's Health, Unit of Paediatrics, University Children's Hospital, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden. dagmar.lagerberg@kbh.uu.se
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013019:South Africa; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*