ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Comprehensive Sexuality Education Programs on Children and Adolescents.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Sex education for adolescent and young adult university students, a new challenge in higher education: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Web-based sexual and reproductive health education for adolescents aged 10-17 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Pooled it
- Family-based sexual health interventions for adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: systematic analysis and meta-analysis.International health · 2025Pooled it
- What We Fail to Teach: A Systematic Review of Sexual Health Education in the Deep South.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2025Pooled it
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- Navigating sexuality information: A comparative study on the actual and preferred sources by young people in Uganda's island communities.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Exploring the lived experiences of adolescent mothers in Burera and Nyarugenge districts, Rwanda: a phenomenological study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- "Be explicit to be educated": using thematic analysis and co-design to investigate and understand sexuality education in Australian high schools.Reproductive health · 2026Article
- Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among persons aged 15-24 in the Republic of Korea: A retrospective population-based descriptive study.Investigative and clinical urology · 2026Article
- Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Very Young Adolescent Pregnancies: A Single-Centre Retrospective Observational Study in Brașov, Romania.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comprehensive sexuality education in primary education: analyzing the impact of an educational intervention on knowledge, perceptions, and communication-a quasi-experimental study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Survey study on self-perceived knowledge and gaps in sexual health knowledge and awareness among women in Mumbai's urban slum communities.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Knowledge, awareness, support networks, and service utilization of sexual and reproductive health and rights among Indonesian adolescents.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- STI knowledge and risk behaviors among university students in northeastern Italy: the role of medical education and sexual experience.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Exploring Parental Intentions to Use Digital Tools to Enhance Parent-Child Sexual Communication in Europe: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- Understanding awareness of abortion legality and barriers to service access among adolescent girls in Karnali Province, Nepal: evidence from a mixed methods study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Community Stakeholders' Perspectives on Recruiting Young Adolescents (Age 10-14) in Sexual Health Research.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- How Tay adolescent girls and their female carers navigate sexual and reproductive health information.Health promotion international · 2025Article
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Abstract
Childhood and adolescence are crucial periods for developing one's awareness of sexuality. Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) during these stages is essential for overall growth, fostering healthy self-concepts, and addressing diverse sexual issues among children and adolescents globally. A meta-analysis was conducted to analyze the effectiveness of CSE programs. A literature search was performed on EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and PsycInfo for studies published before 14 June 2023, and based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. We used the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA, V4) software version 4.0 for the analysis and interpreted the effect sizes according to Cohen's definition. Between 2011 and 2020, 21 studies on CSE were published, with the United States having the most publications (17). Of the 34 studies reviewed, 20 were randomized controlled trials. The primary population for CSE was middle/high school students (15), with the most frequent age range being 10-19 years (26). The overall effect size of CSE was significant (effect size = 1.31,
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