Valuable contributions on different aspects of sexual and reproductive health among young people are presented in this book, with a focus on developing country contexts. Key discussions on issues relating to young people and their sexual activities are brought together in one volume, exploring how these issues are affected by the wider contexts in which they live.The interdisciplinary team of contributors examine the practical and ideological barriers that inhibit progress in the development of educational and service level improvement of young people’s sexual health as well as presenting examples of efforts made to overcome such difficulties. Promoting Young People's Sexual Health looks to the future, proposing ways forward in terms of policy and legislative changes necessary for long term improvements in young people’s sexual health.
List of illustrations viiList of contributors viiiAcknowledgements xiiIntroduction Roger Ingham Peter Aggleton 1Part 1 7Uses and abuses of surveys on the sexual behaviour of young people Mohamed M. Ali John Cleland 9Young people and condom use: findings from qualitative research Cicely Marston Eleanor King Roger Ingham 27The importance of context in understanding and seeking to promote sexual health Roger Ingham 41Gender, sexual behaviour and vulnerability among young people Christine Ricardo Gary Barker Julie Pulerwitz Valeria Rocha 61Part 2 79Meeting the sexual health needs of young people living on the street Elaine Chase Peter Aggleton 81Young people's same-sex relationships, sexual health and well-being Peter Aggleton Ian Warwick Paul Boyce 98Sexual violence and young people's sexual health in developing countries: intersections Kate Wood 113For love or money: the role of exchange in young people's sexual relationships Joanna Busza 134Part 3 153Using evaluation to improve the sexual health of young people Martine Collumbien Megan Douthwaite Laboni Jana 155Sexual health communication: letting young people have their say Wendy MacDowall Kirstin Mitchell 174Young people and sex and relationships education Nicole Stone Roger Ingham 192Research and policy in young people's sexual health Roger Ingham Susannah Mayhew 209Index 226