Work

Sexual risk behaviors

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Sexual risk behaviors place either of the sexual partners involved at increased risk of some negative health outcomes such as increasing the chance of acquiring or transmitting disease especially sexually transmitted infections including human immunodeficiency virus or having an unwanted pregnancy. They include early sexual debut, unsafe sexual practices such as having unprotected (i.e., without a condom) vaginal, anal, and oral sex, having multiple sexual partners, engaging in group sex, engaging in dry sex or vaginal douching, and having sex while bleeding. There are also some culturally sanctioned sexual risk behaviors. Safer sex practices such as abstinence, sexual fidelity, and condom use offer solutions to avoid the negative health outcomes mentioned.

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/32385525

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7162205247

FWCI:

Cites:

Cited by:

Related to: