Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Sexual Education

Sexual education is the process of acquiring knowledge, values, attitudes, and skills related to human sexuality, reproductive health, relationships, and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy. Delivered through schools, families, and community programmes, it aims to give people, …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 73× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2994-6743

Overview

Sexual education is the process of acquiring knowledge, values, attitudes, and skills related to human sexuality, reproductive health, relationships, and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy. Delivered through schools, families, and community programmes, it aims to give people, especially adolescents, accurate information and the capacity to make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual and reproductive lives. Its content spans reproductive anatomy and physiology, contraception and condom use, consent and communication, and awareness of STIs and HIV, and effective programmes are adapted to the developmental stage and cultural context of learners. Adolescent sexual and reproductive health is strongly influenced by communication with parents and the engagement of teachers, yet provision is often shaped and sometimes constrained by sociocultural norms, gender expectations, and the attitudes of educators, which can act as barriers to comprehensive teaching. Sexual education also extends to populations with particular needs, including young people with disabilities, and connects to broader efforts in risk reduction and reproductive-health service utilisation. Research in this area examines levels of knowledge among young people, the determinants and barriers to effective delivery, perceptions among teachers and parents, and the impact of educational interventions on attitudes and protective behaviour.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 73 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (ISSN 2994-6743).

Journal editorial board
Deepak Kumar Yadav · Nepal Ramesh Marne Bhat · India Jennifer Cunningham-Erves · United States

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