The concept of virginity from the perspective of Iranian adolescents: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Premarital sex can increase the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in adolescents, and lack of premarital sex can be considered as a reliable policy for STD prevention, which is used by some countries such as Iran. Since the success of this policy is related to the conc...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani, Vahid Yazdi-Feyzabadi, Saeid Mirzaei, Farzaneh Zolala, Ali-Akbar Haghdoost, Nadia Oroomiei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08873-5