Talking about sex with parents, especially mothers, promotes safer sex among teenagers, suggests a new study.
Parent-adolescent sexual communication is associated with greater use of condoms and contraceptives, the findings showed.
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‘Parental advice on safe sex help teenagers make safe, healthy decisions and avoid unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.
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The researchers found that the association was stronger for girls who discussed sexual topics with their mothers. Risky sexual behavior among adolescents is a serious public health problem because of the risk of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies.
"Results of this study confirm that parent-adolescent sexual communication is a protective factor for youth, and a focus on communication remains justified in future intervention efforts," the researchers said.
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Laura Widman from North Carolina State University in the US, and co-authors reviewed medical literature and pooled data from 30 years of research with more than 25,000 adolescents from 52 articles to examine the effect of parent-adolescent sexual communication on safer sex behaviour among youth.
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The association between parent communication and adolescents' contraceptive and condom use was significantly stronger for girls than boys, the findings showed.
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