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Open research questions in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

807 gap statements mined from Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 6,656 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • The need to estimate the AGYW population most in need of HIV prevention. The need to assess geographic and age-specific gaps to improve program effectiveness and efficiency. The lack of understanding of factors associated with HIV status among AGYW.

    Profiling HIV Risk and Determined, Resilient, Empowered AIDS-Free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) Program Reach Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Namibia: Secondary Analysis of Population and Program Data · 2025 · DOI

  • Limited integrated national policies for adolescent health services. Lack of funding for certain aspects of adolescent health services. Limited trained staff to provide integrated care.

    Development and Validation of an Integrated HIV/STI, and Pregnancy Prevention Programme: Improving Adolescent Sexual Health Outcomes · 2025 · DOI

  • There is a need for a valid and reliable instrument to measure students' satisfaction with learning in the context of sexuality education in higher education. Prior studies have addressed the impact of different factors on the learning process of higher education students, but a specific instrument for sexuality education is lacking.

    Sex Education Actions at Universities: The Creation, Validity and Reliability of a Satisfaction Scale · 2024 · DOI

  • These programs have been found to impact students' critical media cognitions and sexual health outcomes; however, little is known about the mechanisms through which MLE impacts sexual health.

    An Experimental Study Examining the Mechanisms Underlying the Impact of Media Literacy Education on Older adolescents’ Cognitions About Risky Sexual Behaviors · 2026 · DOI

  • Despite these mixed results, the reduction in sexual risk behavior suggests that family-based interventions hold promise and warrant further development.

    Evaluation of Our Family Our Future: A Randomized Clinical Trial of a Family Resilience Intervention to Prevent Adolescent HIV/STI Infection and Depression in South Africa · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research is needed to explore the perspectives of young people with migration experience.

    Strategies to improve access to sexual and reproductive health services among young people with migration experience in Sweden: a qualitative exploratory study of the perspectives of healthcare and civil society professionals · 2026 · DOI

  • However, little is known about how Ukrainian students and future professionals understand and make sense of SRHR.

    Ukrainian students’ conceptualisations of sexual and reproductive health and rights within a transformative learning programme during wartime: a qualitative study · 2026 · DOI

  • However, little is known about the challenges and opportunities related to fertility awareness among young people attending youth health clinics.

    One size does not fit all: a qualitative descriptive study on Swedish midwives’ perceptions of fertility education for young people · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should explore long term outcomes and investigate best practises as well as strategies for effective implementation.

    One size does not fit all: a qualitative descriptive study on Swedish midwives’ perceptions of fertility education for young people · 2026 · DOI

  • This suggests a gap in the literature and lack of program evaluation or processes for updating of program content.

    Sexual health literacy and education programs for culturally and linguistically diverse young people living in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom: a scoping review of content evaluations · 2025 · DOI

  • Despite the growing recognition of parental involvement in CSE, limited research has explored Canadian parents' perspectives on sexuality education, particularly in multicultural contexts.

    Bridging the Gap: Canadian Parents’ barriers and concerns in delivering sexuality education – A qualitative study · 2025 · DOI

  • These challenges are intensified in diverse societies such as Canada, where cultural values and personal beliefs vary widely.

    Bridging the Gap: Canadian Parents’ barriers and concerns in delivering sexuality education – A qualitative study · 2025 · DOI

  • Furthermore, Albania’s school-based sexuality education curriculum lacks in topics, content, and responsiveness, resulting in inconsistent learning experiences and limited knowledge of SRH.

    Documenting the availability and accessibility of reproductive health services for youth in Albania · 2024 · DOI

  • Adopting a Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) approach, which is evaluated as the most effective, it is necessary to consider a skill set for educators that should not be limited to the knowledge in the area of sexual health promotion and risk prevention.

    Skills and competences of sexuality educators. Evidences from a qualitative research in Italy · 2024 · DOI

  • While knowledge development for CSE is underway, monitoring and evaluation procedures are insufficient, and evidence mobilization by key professionals is insufficient.

    Capacity mapping of comprehensive sexuality education in Gabon: A qualitative analysis · 2024 · DOI

  • There is a lack of support structures to foster young people's success and the community's overall well-being in low-income urban areas. Insufficient funding for programs in schools and the broader community is a major challenge.

    Reducing Risky Sexual Behaviours Among Youth: A Community Partnerships Approach · 2026 · DOI

  • Limited access to prevention and barriers to healthcare among young people. The need to translate positive attitudes into consistent behaviour.

    Attitudes of Undergraduate Students towards Condom Use in the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Rivers State University · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to assess the attitudes of undergraduate students towards condom use for STI prevention. There is a lack of studies on the attitudes of undergraduate students towards condom use in Nigerian universities.

    Attitudes of Undergraduate Students towards Condom Use in the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Rivers State University · 2026 · DOI

  • Poverty and limited access to resources. Stigma and criminalization of certain groups, such as sex workers.

    Editorial: The prevention of HIV among adolescent girls and young women: leaving no one behind · 2026 · DOI

  • Your Move demonstrated mixed results; it had positive short-term impacts on knowledge and an exploratory indicator of unprotected vaginal intercourse, but null findings on other key outcomes.

    Your Move: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Blended Learning Sexual Health Program · 2024 · DOI

  • Age-disparate relationships (ADR) place adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) at higher risk of unprotected sex and HIV infection; few studies have investigated ADR at first sex in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Age-disparate relationships at first sex and reproductive autonomy, empowerment, and sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women in Rwanda · 2024 · DOI

  • Few studies have examined whether the effect of education on pregnancy and childbearing is due to the academic skills acquired or the social environment that schooling provides.

    Do adolescent girls’ education and friendships have independent effects on early pregnancy? Results of a mediation analysis from a longitudinal cohort study in Nairobi, Kenya · 2024 · DOI

  • This methodological choice limits the generalisability of findings and precludes definitive claims about program efficacy.

    Reducing Risky Sexual Behaviours Among Youth: A Community Partnerships Approach · 2026 · DOI

  • Further research is needed to understand the factors that influence HIV risk among AGYW, - Research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of the DREAMS program in reducing HIV incidence, - Studies should investigate the impact of geographic and age-specific gaps on program…

    Profiling HIV Risk and Determined, Resilient, Empowered AIDS-Free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) Program Reach Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Namibia: Secondary Analysis of Population and Program Data · 2025 · DOI

  • Further research on the implementation and monitoring of the integrated program, - Evaluation of the program's effectiveness in reducing HIV and pregnancy rates…

    Development and Validation of an Integrated HIV/STI, and Pregnancy Prevention Programme: Improving Adolescent Sexual Health Outcomes · 2025 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) These programs have been found to impact students' critical media cognitions and sexual health outcomes; however, little is known about the mechanisms through which MLE impacts sexual health (“An Experimental Study Examining the Mechanisms Underlying the Impact of Media…”, 2026); (2) Future research is needed to explore the perspectives of young people with migration experience (“Strategies to improve access to sexual and reproductive health services among…”, 2026); (3) Little is known about how Ukrainian students and future professionals understand and make sense of SRHR (“Ukrainian students’ conceptualisations of sexual and reproductive health and…”, 2026); (4) Little is known about the challenges and opportunities related to fertility awareness among young people attending youth health clinics (“One size does not fit all: a qualitative descriptive study on Swedish midwives’…”, 2026); (5) There is a lack of support structures to foster young people's success and the community's overall well-being in low-income urban areas (“Reducing Risky Sexual Behaviours Among Youth: A Community Partnerships Approach”, 2026). 807 gap statements have been mined from Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 6,656 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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