title: Adolescent sexual health & practice--a review of the literature: implications for healthcare providers, educators, and policy makers.
abstract: Regardless of the era, youth have engaged in activities that put them at risk and can compromise their health and well-being, in particular sexual experimentation. This article highlights current national and international literature focusing on adolescent sexual health related to health promotion and educational strategies. This information can be useful to family, educators, community health professionals, and policy makers in planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions that target adolescents of diverse cultural backgrounds.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, 1519 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, FL 32922, USA. nahern@mail.ucf.edu
authors.forename: Nancy R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Ahern
authors.forename: Ermalynn M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kiehl
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015980:Public Health Practice; D012736:Sex Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*