Sexuality experiences in youth of the 3rd cycle: a scoping review

Introduction: Adolescence is characterized by a period of change towards autonomy. The need of assessment of sexuality is essential to promote healthy sexual health. The intervention of the nurse is to evaluate the needs and behaviours of adolescents, related to sexuality, with the aim of promoting healthy sexual health. Objective: Intends to map the adolescents’ needs, related to sexuality and sexual health. Methods: Scoping review based on the methodology of Joanna Briggs Institute. A review question was created, which guided the work and helped to establish the inclusion criteria: population (adolescents of the 3rd cycle [aged between 13 and 15 years]), concepts (sexuality, adolescent, needs assessment and sexual health), and context (adolescence). PubMed and ProQuest were used as databases, with a chronological drawing of 5 years (January 2014-2019), among other limiters. The search expression was ‘‘Sexuality AND Adolescent OR Needs Assessment AND Sexual Health. Two qualitative studies were selected for analysis. The evaluation of the methodological quality was done through PRISMA flowchart 2009. Results: The first article sought to build a contextual development framework that could be used to identify, understand and respond to adolescents’ sexual behaviours. The second article investigated the adolescents’ needs and hopes about sex education. The adolescents identify as their sexuality needs that the approaches in the sexual education sessions are not only focused on the biological aspect, but also on the emotional and affective dimensions, leaving aside more conservative and risky views. It showed that they prefer when teachers speak this topic at home by family members or, in school environment. Conclusion: The articles were conducted regarding adolescents’ development, health and sexual safety, and their needs about sex education, as well as exploring the role of health and education sectors.