Health at school: promoting the prevention of sexually transmitted infections in adolescents

Journal title PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE
Author/s Marilena Rinaldi, Eduardo Mazza, Virginia Iacobini, Sofia Davarda, Caterina Galletti
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/2
Language Italian Pages 18 P. 168-185 File size 172 KB
DOI 10.3280/PDS2025-002010
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Health promotion in the adolescent population aims to support their growth path and ability to make conscious decisions about their well-being. Sexually Transmitted Infections are continually growing and particularly affect the physical and psychological health of young people, who in their adolescence tend to engage in risky behaviors that can compromise their physical, psychological and relational well-being. This project for the promotion of the prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections in adolescents has been structured as an “inclusive” sexual health education path to activate the empowerment of young people, helping them to improve the understanding of their own behaviors and achieve their goals of development without endangering one’s well-being and health. The results are encouraging. There was an increase in the percentage of students who gave correct answers about sexually transmitted infections as well as an increase in awareness about correct behavior and the degree of comfort and self-determination in dealing with sexual issues at school. These results can also be valuable for the purposes of consolidating the continuous inclusion of health professionals in school settings.

Keywords: Sexually Transmitted Infections, Empowerment, Health promotion, Teenagers, Health Promoting School.

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Marilena Rinaldi, Eduardo Mazza, Virginia Iacobini, Sofia Davarda, Caterina Galletti, Salute a scuola: progetto pilota per promuovere la prevenzione delle infezioni a trasmissione sessuale negli adolescenti in "PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE" 2/2025, pp 168-185, DOI: 10.3280/PDS2025-002010