A global perspective of adolescent sexual and reproductive health: context matters.

Adolesc Med State Art Rev

Center for Adolescent Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 5-140 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.

Published: December 2009

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  • There are 1.5 billion young people aged 10 to 25 globally, making their sexual and reproductive health crucial for overall global health.
  • The chapter examines the differences in sexual and reproductive health behaviors among adolescents worldwide using an ecological perspective, which includes various risk and protective factors.
  • It suggests strategies to enhance adolescent sexual and reproductive health by focusing on both individual behaviors and the broader social and environmental contexts that affect them.

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With over 1.5 billion young people in the world who are between the ages of 10 and 25, ensuring the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents is essential for global health. Extensive variations exist in the prevalence of adolescent sexual and reproductive health behaviors and outcomes around the world. This chapter uses an ecological perspective to explore individual, social, and environmental-level risk and protective factors related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health behaviors and outcomes. Implications include strategies to promote sexual and reproductive health that address individual behaviors, as well as the social and environmental context in which adolescents live.

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