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Sexual knowledge and behaviour in South African students: a case for prevention with focus on behaviour
Author(s) -
Lagerberg D
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2004.tb00697.x
Subject(s) - medicine , focus (optics) , sexual behavior , medical education , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychology , physics , optics
A study by James et al. revealed discrepancies between students' knowledge of sexuality and their behaviour. Conclusion. Preventive programmes should be intensive, comprehensive and preferably school based, involving parents and local communities. To make themselves trustworthy, it may be worthwhile for programmes to acknowledge adolescents' life situation as it is.