STDs in teenage group

Opening of the article

Making the transition from childhood to being healthy sexual adults is one of the major tasks and challenges facing young people. A successful transition implies forming intimate relationships while avoiding the acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases. Yet it is apparent from the current data around the world for a combination of reasons involving biology, psychology, ambient culture, and changing mores, adolescents who have had sexual intercourse have the highest rates of STDs including HIV. Over the years, average age at which young men and women marry has increased, premarital sex has increased, and there is increasing trend to earlier age of sexual debut.