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Table 2 Categories and Sub-categories

From: Concerns and educational needs of Iranian parents regarding the sexual health of their male adolescents: a qualitative study

Categories

Sub-categories

Fear of emotional and sexual harms

- Parents’ fear of sexual harassment in adolescents

- Parents’ concerns about adolescents’ emotional and sexual behaviors

Quality of parent-child relationships

- Weak interpersonal relationships in family

- Inability to communicate with children about sexuality issues

Effect of media and cyberspace

- More exposure to sources of sexual stimuli

- Lagging behind the technology

Necessity of sexuality health education

- Sexuality health education for students

- Sexuality health education for teachers, instructors, and school authorities

- Sexuality health education for parents

- Participation of family and school in sexuality health education