期刊名称：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
电子版ISSN：1308-5581
出版年度：2022
卷号：14
期号：5
页码：4630-4640
DOI：10.9756/INTJECSE/V14I5.559
语种：English
出版社：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
摘要：Sexual health is a very important aspect of health during adolescent life. It is necessary to address the issue related to adolescents’ healthcare needs including their sexual health to improve the health of the family, society, and future generations. Due to the importance of health and sexual health in adolescents, a systematic review was conducted to evaluate the sexual needs of Iranian adolescents according to research articles. Materials and Methods:Studies published in Scopus, EMBASE, CINAHL, POPLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science Core, PubMed, DoPHER, and International Bibliography of Social Science in English between January 2000 and August 2021 were used. Other sources were identified through the snowball method of scanning references in the selected sources. The search keywords for screening articles included “adolescent”, “adolescence”, “teenagers”, “youth”, “teen”, “young”, “health services”, “health center”, “sexual health”, “anal sex”, “behavior”, “sexual activities”, “sexuality”, and “Iran”. An initial search yielded 3566 records, of which 3331 were excluded due to duplication or not meeting the primary criteria, and 234 publications were retrieved for full-text evaluation. Finally, 15 studies that met the inclusion criteria were selected for analysis. Results: Fifteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Their results were grouped into three main categories, including need for education and counselling, need for planning, and need for parent-adolescent interaction. According to the results, the challenges regarding the adolescents’ sexual needs included sexual reticence, censorship and cultural and social taboo and prohibitions; lack of adequate training and access to improper information sources, andunqualified educators;need for improved sexual health education services and the related barriers; concerns about sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy; and need for reinforcing the adolescents’ interactions with parents and teachers. Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, need for education and counselling, need for planning, and need for parent-adolescentinteraction are the most important issues related to adolescent sexual health education. One of the shortcomings of the Iranian education system is that it ignores health education, especially sexual health. On the other hand, a desirable family-adolescent relationshipis very effective especially regarding decision-making about self-care while interacting with the opposite sex.Adolescents’discussions with their parents about different issues, like menstruation, puberty, and relationship with the opposite sexplay a significant role in their preparedness for self-care.
关键词：Systematic;Desirable Family-adolescent Interaction;Need;Iran;Adolescent;Sexual Health Education
