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Adapting a Sexual Health Intervention for Adolescents Exposed to Adversity: Feasibility Study
Although sexual exploration is normative during adolescence, sexual activities that are unprotected and occur under the influence of substances can pose significant risks to young people. Youth exposed to adversity are among the groups most vulnerable to sexual risk-taking in adolescence. Selective interventions that consider lived experiences and the local context may help reduce sexual risk-taking among this population.
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Adapting evidence-based sexual health programs for adolescents exposed to household adversity is feasible and shows strong engagement and increased sexual health knowledge, even in real-world community settings. Targeted, context-sensitive interventions like this could improve prevention efforts among high-risk youth populations, though long-term behavior changes still need further study.
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