Irresponsible Sexual Behavior Intervention

Irresponsible Sexual Behavior:

Enhanced Approaches and Multilevel Changes to Better Address the Issue.

Health Behavior

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Irresponsible sexual behavior includes a variety of behaviors that involve the possibility of an adverse outcome such as a sexually transmitted disease or pregnancy. Thus behaviors including having multiple sex partners, having sex without a condom, and having sex with partners whose sexual histories are not known are considered irresponsible. Young people 15 to 24 have a higher risk accounting for half of the 19 million new sexually transmitted diseases reported each year. 10 % of the women falling in the 18 to 19 and 20 to 24 age group reported an unplanned pregnancy in 2001 (Marcus, D.; Fulton, J.; Turchik, J.; 2011). Sexual risk behavior patterns adopted during adolescence and young adulthood may continue throughout adulthood. It is therefore vital to understand sexual risk patterns during adolescence and young adulthood (Fergus, S; Zimmerman, M; Caldwell, C. 2007). Approximately 25% of all reported sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the U.S. are associated with adolescent sexual activity (CDC 2000).

Comprehensive Risk Reduction Interventions (CRR):

In my literature review, one of the interventions used by the Community Preventive Services to promote responsible sexual behavior is Comprehensive Risk reduction (CRR) which is delivered to adolescents to promote behaviors that prevent or reduce the risk of pregnancy, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. The recommendation is based on sufficient evidence of effectiveness in reducing a number of self-reported risk behaviors including:

• Engagement in any sexual activity

• Frequency of sexual activity

• Number of partners

• Frequency of unprotected sexual activity

Comprehensive intervention programs try to encourage behavior change by impacting the environment in which high-risk individuals live. They are also characterized by the use of multiple...