Internet-based educational intervention to prevent risky sexual behaviors in Mexican adolescents: study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Risky sexual behaviors of adolescents in Mexico are a public health problem; 33.4 % of adolescent girls and 14.7 % of boys report not having used any protection at their first intercourse. The fertility rate is 77 births/1000 girls aged 15-19 years. The infrequent contact of adolescents with health services and the limited extent of school sex and reproductive health education require the support of innovative strategies. The objective of this paper is to present the design of an internet-based educational strategy to prevent risky sexual behaviors in Mexican adolescents.

Methods

A field trial with intervention and comparison group and with ex-ante and ex-post measurements will be conducted in two public secondary schools. Adolescents between 14 and 15 years of ag

SUBMITTER: Doubova SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4835873 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature