Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The family is one of the key factors that can contribute to reducing the negative consequences of high-risk sexual behavior. The study is based on a mixed research design. Out of the initial sample, 60 participants agreed to participate in face-to-face interviews, using a thematic interview guide. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive inferential statistics, including binary logistic regression.
The qualitative data were investigated using thematic analysis. Exploring the issues of sexual and reproductive health SRH discussed with parents according to gender revealed that there was a greater concern in families to address issues of sexuality with girls. The results of the regression reinforced the idea that a lack of sex education in the family decreased the likelihood of a healthy sexual debut, both in women OR: 0. In men, receiving information about sex at a younger age OR: 0.
Younger women and men were more likely than older women and men to experience a healthy sexual debut [odds ratio OR : 1. In designing health programs for adolescents and youth, the family should be involved in sex education.
Modeling family sex education by gender can produce differentiated effects on the sexual debut of men and women. Keywords: Sexual education in family, Sexual debut, Romanian youth, Gender differences. Young people are the most affected because the way they start their sexual life influences their future from the point of view of having a family and children. SRH issues can be improved through education and prevention activities undertaken by two main actors: the family and the school.
This paper focuses on the role of the family in promoting SRH among young people. Promoting healthy sexual behaviors during adolescence and early youth is considered to be the most effective way to reduce risk behaviors and decrease the medical costs and health consequences of sexually transmitted infections STIs [ 2 , 3 ].
