BACKGROUND Parents play an important role in promoting the sexual health of their adolescents. However, many parents experience several challenges. The purpose of this study was to explore the concerns and educational needs of Iranian parents regarding the sexual health of their male adolescents. METHODS This qualitative study was designed based on the conventional content analysis approach. Semi-structured and in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 parents of male adolescents aged 12-18 years. All interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. The data were collected through purposeful sampling and continued until data saturation. Finally, the Graneheim and Landman strategies were used to analyze data. RESULTS According to the participants' comments, four main categories were extracted as follows: fear of emotional and sexual harms, quality of parent-child relationships, effect of media and cyberspace, and necessity of sexuality health education. CONCLUSIONS The findings highlighted the need for sexuality health education through cooperation with schools for offering appropriate education to the students, parents, and school staffs. The results showed that parents required training to enhance their knowledge and skills to improve their communication with their adolescents about sexuality issues. Therefore, it is necessary to design, implement, and evaluate culture-appropriate educational programs to address the parents' concerns regarding adolescents' sexual health.

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伊朗父母对男性青少年性健康的关注和教育需求：定性研究。

背景技术父母在促进青少年的性健康中起重要作用。但是，许多父母遇到了一些挑战。这项研究的目的是探讨伊朗父母对男性青少年性健康的关注和教育需求。方法本定性研究是基于常规内容分析方法设计的。对16名年龄在12-18岁之间的男性青少年父母进行了半结构化和深度访谈。所有采访均进行录音并逐字记录。通过有目的的采样收集数据，并一直持续到数据饱和为止。最后，使用Graneheim和Landman策略来分析数据。结果根据参与者的评论，提取了以下四个主要类别：担心情感和性伤害，亲子关系的质量，媒体和网络空间的影响以及性健康教育的必要性。结论研究结果强调需要通过与学校合作为学生，父母和教职员工提供适当教育的方式进行性健康教育。结果表明，父母需要接受培训以增强他们的知识和技能，以改善与青少年在性问题上的沟通。因此，有必要设计，实施和评估适合文化的教育计划，以解决父母对青少年性健康的关注。结论研究结果强调需要通过与学校合作为学生，父母和教职员工提供适当教育的方式进行性健康教育。结果表明，父母需要接受培训以增强他们的知识和技能，以改善与青少年在性问题上的沟通。因此，有必要设计，实施和评估适合文化的教育计划，以解决父母对青少年性健康的关注。结论研究结果强调需要通过与学校合作为学生，父母和教职员工提供适当教育的方式进行性健康教育。结果表明，父母需要接受培训以增强他们的知识和技能，以改善与青少年在性问题上的沟通。因此，有必要设计，实施和评估适合文化的教育计划，以解决父母对青少年性健康的关注。