Abstract Adolescent sexual health education is a complex concept with multiple dimensions. Approximately 95% of adolescents report receiving sexual health education before graduating high school but the concept of adolescent sexual health has not been defined and consistently used in research. The dimensional analysis method of concept analysis was used to uncover the key dimensions that comprise adolescent sexual health education. The dimensions discussed in this analysis are (a) educational content, (b) length of intervention, (c) curriculum timing, (d) delivery of content, and (e) measurable outcomes. From the studies in this analysis, educational content was the most discussed dimension. Length of intervention and measurable outcomes were the most variable dimensions where standardization could have the greatest effect. Reporting sexual health education interventions using these five dimensions will reduce difficulty in comparing and evaluating studies. Using these dimensions to standardize reporting, will help researchers uncover the most effective sexual health education programs. Once the most effective programs are uncovered, they can be replicated nationwide to improve adolescent sexual health outcomes.

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我们对青少年性健康教育的真正了解：一个维度概念分析

摘要青少年性健康教育是一个具有多个层面的复杂概念。大约95％的青少年报告说在高中毕业之前接受过性健康教育，但是青少年性健康的概念尚未定义，并且在研究中一直使用。概念分析的维度分析方法用于揭示构成青少年性健康教育的关键维度。本分析中讨论的维度是（a）教育内容，（b）干预时间，（c）课程时机，（d）内容交付和（e）可衡量的结果。从分析中的研究来看，教育内容是讨论最多的维度。干预的时间长短和可衡量的结果是变化最大的方面，标准化可能会发挥最大的作用。使用这五个维度报告性健康教育干预措施将减少比较和评估研究的难度。使用这些维度来标准化报告，将有助于研究人员发现最有效的性健康教育计划。一旦发现了最有效的计划，就可以在全国推广这些计划，以改善青少年的性健康状况。