There exist a voluminous number of studies examining

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the abstract and stated research gap and stated challenges of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1983 and 2018, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 28 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• School contextual factors and race differences in adolescent sexual behaviors (2018) · International Journal of Sexual Health · cited 5× · doi

  While there exist a voluminous number of studies examining predictors of adolescent sexual behavior, few studies have explored the role of the school social context in influencing teen sexual activity generally and specifically, the role that school contextual factors play in helping understand race differences in risky sexual behaviors.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: sexual role school there exist voluminous number examining predictors adolescent behavior explored social context influencing
• Interventions addressing the social determinants of teenage pregnancy (2007) · Health Education · cited 23× · doi

  Purpose - The limited evidence of effectiveness of existing teenage pregnancy strategies which focus on sex education, together with growing evidence that factors such as poor school ethos, disaffection, truancy, poor employment prospects and low expectations are associated with teenage pregnancy, has increased interest in interventions which target these "wider" social determinants.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: evidence teenage pregnancy poor purpose limited effectiveness existing strategies focus education together growing factors school
• Adolescent Male Reproductive Responsibility (1983) · Children & Schools · doi

  The study identifies a gap in the literature regarding the role of the male in teenage pregnancy. The study highlights the limited attention given to adolescent male reproductive responsibility. The study aims to address this gap by exploring the attitudes and intended behavior of white, middle-class adolescent males regarding their reproductive responsibility.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies gap literature regarding role male teenage
• Public policy and adolescent sexual behavior in the United States (1983) · Biodemography and Social Biology · doi

  The paper notes that the hesitancy to teach sex education in schools is a challenge. The paper implies that the lack of access to birth control information for adolescents is a challenge. The paper suggests that the reduction in federal assistance to pregnant teenagers and adolescent mothers may increase dependence on governmental entitlement programs.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: paper notes hesitancy teach sex education schools challenge

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