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Currently, across the different states, sexual health education varies in a range of comprehensive sexual health education to limited sexual health education. These differences in curriculum are not only different from each other but also within themselves. This creates disparities in the knowledge and access among adolescents within their sexual health, which then creates a range of complications involving confidence in knowledge, pregnancy, STIs, and overall inclusion. When granting access to contraceptives on an educational campus, along with education on contraceptives, it allows students to access these tools in a safe environment and increases usage of condoms, lowering the risk of having an unplanned pregnancy and contracting a sexually transmitted infection.

Department

Nursing

Faculty Mentor(s)

Kendra Hoepper, DNP, APRN, PNP-C

Publication Date

2025

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

Dominican University of California

City

San Rafael, CA

Keywords

Comprehensive, limited, sexual health education, STIs, condoms

Disciplines

Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Nursing | Public Health and Community Nursing | Public Health Education and Promotion

Adolescents Sexual Health Education Disparities: A Comparative Study of Inclusion, Cultural Barriers, Access, Policy in Relation to Health and Long Term Outcomes​


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