Sexual health promotion in adolescents with chronic health conditions.
Sexual health promotion is essential to the health and well-being of adolescents, including those with chronic health conditions. The purposes of this article are to define sexual health and to describe the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and spiritual domains of adolescent development, with special focus on the sexual health needs of adolescents with various chronic health conditions. The article concludes with several suggestions for healthcare professionals, parents, and teachers in addressing sexual health promotion in this vulnerable population.
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School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, USA. ellerew@mail.utexas.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D041923:Adolescent Development; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D012725:Sexual Behavior