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Development of Contextually-relevant Sexuality Education: Lessons from a Comprehensive Review of Adolescent Sexuality Education Across Cultures

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  • Hildie Leung

    (Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China)

  • Daniel T. L. Shek

    (Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China)

  • Edvina Leung

    (Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China)

  • Esther Y. W. Shek

    (Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China)

Abstract

As reported by the World Health Organization in 2017, there are 2 million+ young people living with HIV worldwide. The World Health Organization also reported that a third of all new HIV infections around the world are estimated to occur among youths (aged 15–25). and teen pregnancy rates are on the rise in many places. These worrying trends suggest that existing sexuality education programs and interventions may be inadequate and/or ineffective. Although the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development’s (ICPD) Programme of Action highlighted the roles of Governments to offer sex education to young people to promote teenage reproductive health, yet inconsistency exists in the related initiatives in the global context. The present article aims to provide a comprehensive literature review of the existing sexuality programs in selected places in both English-speaking (i.e., the United States of America, the United Kingdom) and Chinese-speaking contexts (i.e., Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan). Based on the review, observations and implications for sexuality education policy and practice, as well as recommendations for future research for youths are outlined.

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  • Hildie Leung & Daniel T. L. Shek & Edvina Leung & Esther Y. W. Shek, 2019. "Development of Contextually-relevant Sexuality Education: Lessons from a Comprehensive Review of Adolescent Sexuality Education Across Cultures," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-24, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:4:p:621-:d:207591
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    2. Sonia García-Duarte & Bruno José Nievas-Soriano & Natalia Fischer-Suárez & Gracia Castro-Luna & Tesifón Parrón-Carreño & Gabriel Aguilera-Manrique, 2023. "Quality of Sexuality during Pregnancy, We Must Do Something—Survey Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-11, January.
    3. Xiaoliu Jiang & Yingfei Lu & Youjuan Hong & Ying Zhang & Lijun Chen, 2022. "A Network Comparison of Motives behind Online Sexual Activities and Problematic Pornography Use during the COVID-19 Outbreak and the Post-Pandemic Period," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(10), pages 1-16, May.
    4. Xiaodan Jin & Eunhye Kim & Kyung-chul Kim & Sitian Chen, 2024. "Innovative Knowledge Generation: Exploring Trends in the Use of Early Childhood Education Apps in Chinese Families," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(3), pages 12253-12292, September.
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