Tagadolescents

Gender, sex and equal health: including boys in the HPV vaccination programme in Swedish primary schools

By J Pope
In Gender & Sex, Sex & relationships education, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Young people
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Ylva Odenbring & Lisa Lindén (2023) Gender, sex and equal health: school nurses’ strategies and experiences of including boys in the HPV vaccination programme in Swedish primary schools, Sex Education, 23:5, 617-630, DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2022.2106959 Abstract: Since autumn 2020, boys in the fifth year of school (11-year-old students) in Sweden have been offered human papillomavirus (HPV)...

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Results of the 7th National Survey of Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health (SSASH)

By J Pope
In Sex & relationships education, Young people
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Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, December 2022 The Australian National Survey of Secondary Students and Sexual Health (SSASH) survey is a national study exploring the sexual health and well-being of school-age young people in Australia. The study explores young people’s experiences of sex, relationships, sexual health and school-based relationships and...

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Webinar: LGBTIQ+ Youth Health

By J Pope
In LGBTIQ+ issues, Young people
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LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA), in partnership with the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY), March 2023 While many young people are more accepting of diversity, a great many LGBTQA+ young people still face challenges due to stigma, discrimination and violence. A policy webinar entitled “LGBTQA+ Young People” will be held on Thursday 23 March 2023 from 12:30 PM...

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Queensland overhauls sex education with the Respectful Relationships Education Hub

By J Pope
In Sex & relationships education, Young people
3 Min Read
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Queensland Government, October 2022 The Queensland government has overhauled the way respectful relationships and sexual consent is taught in schools. Revamped educational materials — such as lesson plans — are available for Queensland teachers to use with students from next year. The Respectful Relationships Hub also contains resources for parents and carers, and for students. In March 2021, the...

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Suicide prevention in LGBTQA+ young people: Best practice guidelines

By J Pope
In LGBTIQ+ issues, Mental health & sexual health, Young people
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Suicide prevention in LGBTQA+ young people: Best practice guidelines for clinical and community service providers Telethon Kids Institute (Perth), 5th August 2022 These guidelines are intended to improve insight into the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and questioning, asexual (and those of other diverse sexualities and genders; LGBTQA+) young people. They were designed to aid...

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Descriptive norms about condom use predict odds of [adolescents] using a condom

By J Pope
In Safer sex, Sex & relationships education, Young people
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McCarthy Molly, Kauer Sylvia, Fisher Christopher (2022) Descriptive norms about condom use predict odds of using a condom during last sexual experience in a large, national survey of adolescents from Australia. Sexual Health, online early, Abstract: Background: Reducing sexually transmitted infections among adolescents is an important public health goal in Australia and worldwide. This study...

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