ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Sources and Types of Sexual Information Used by Adolescents: A Systematic Literature Review.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Ethical perceptions and uptake of sexual and reproductive health services among unmarried adolescents in Morogoro, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.Research square · 2026Article
- Social Media Misinformation, Contraceptive Literacy, and Psychological Well-Being Among Romanian Adolescents and Young Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Navigating sexuality information: A comparative study on the actual and preferred sources by young people in Uganda's island communities.BMC public health · 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
- Reproductive health awareness among adolescents in Kazakhstan: a pre-post quasi- experimental study.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Sexual knowledge and contraceptive use in adolescents with type 1 diabetes in comparison with their healthy peers.Endocrine · 2025Article
- Clinician Recommendations for Discussing Online Health Information With Adolescents: A Qualitative Study.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesSexuality is part of everyone's life, especially during adolescence, when young people are discovering themselves and experiencing several changes. Adolescents need to be informed about their sexuality, so they seek and receive information about it from a variety of sources and on different topics. This systematic review aimed to synthesize studies that explored the sources adolescents use and topics they search for.
methodsQuantitative, qualitative, and mixed articles published in Portuguese, Spanish, or English and with respondents aged between 12 and 20 years were included in this study. To fulfill the proposed objectives, three online databases (EBSCOhost, PubMed, and Web of Science) were used, including a total of 48 studies.
resultsThe most common sources of information are family, friends, school, and the Internet, depending mainly on the reliability of the source and the anonymity when using it. The main topics adolescents search for are sexual intercourse, contraception, relationships, and LGBT issues, since these are less addressed topics.
conclusionsThese results are useful in a practical way as a basis for the development of sex education programs that correspond to the needs of adolescents, since they allow us to know which information they are looking for and the sources from which they can receive it.
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