title: Parental perspectives on sources of sex information for young people.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine parental perspectives toward sources of sex information.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interviews were conducted with 1605 parents.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most parents indicated that youth should receive information from their parents; however, in reality, believe they obtain most of their information from friends and the media.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nearly all parents want young people to receive information about sex from their parents.
authors.affiliation: Center for Adolescent Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn Allen
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lagus
authors.forename: Debra H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Bernat
authors.forename: Linda H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Bearinger
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Resnick
authors.forename: Marla E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012736:Sex Education