National and international guidelines for young adults' sexual health education: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Effective young adults' sexual health education is crucial for promoting informed decision-making and healthy behaviours. National and international guidelines provide a framework for developing and implementing effective programmes. However, these guidelines may vary in their content, focus and recommendations. This scoping review protocol details a plan to map the literature on national and international young adults' sexual health education guidelines. The review will focus on identifying key dimensions and characteristics of these interventions.

Methods and analysis

Guideline selection will be conducted using the Population, Intervention, Professionals, Outcomes and Healthcare setting/context framework. A comprehensive three-stage search of academic database

SUBMITTER: Borji-Navan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12516968 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature