Promoting Young People’s Sexual Health International Perspectives

This book presents valuable contributions on different aspects of sexual and reproductive health among young people, with a primary focus on developing country contexts. "Contextualising Young People's Sexuality and Sexual Health":
- brings together in one volume discussions of some key issues relating to young people and their sexual activities and how these are affected by the wider contexts in which they live;
- considers some of the practical and ideological barriers that constrain and inhibit progress in the development of educational and service level improvement of young people's sexual health;
- introduces some examples of innovative efforts to overcome some of the barriers identified;
- proposes some ways forward in terms of policy and legislative changes that will be necessary to lead to long term improvements in young people's sexual health.
The authors are drawn from a wide range of disciplinary back

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 issuesare 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 Healthlooks to the future, proposing ways forward in terms of policy and legislative changes necessary for long term improvements in young people’s sexual health.

Section 1: Understanding Young People and Sexual Health Section 2: Key Issues Section 3: Approaches to Promoting Improved SRHSection 4: Some Ways Forward