Sexually transmitted diseases are prevalent among youth, and it is only by understanding the processes involved in negotiating sexual relationships that effective prevention and intervention programs can be designed. To do this, preventive research must explore how young people understand, manage, and explore their sexuality. Exploring the sexual concepts or categories that are present and absent provides fundamental insight into normative values with respect to sexuality. To understand the meaning of sexual health for any group, we must therefore understand the construction of sexuality, risk, and relationships.
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