Sexual Health

You may want to take a look at sexual health for your dissertation. This is a topic with lots of research available and could be an interesting avenue to take. Take a look at our examples below:

Example sexual health dissertation topic 1:

Teenage sex: The problem of conflicting messages

Bombarded with increasingly sexualised images within advertising and upon the TV, teenagers are, the popular media inform us, over-sexualised and introduced to sexuality too soon. Further the rise in STDs amongst teenagers is seemingly rising unchecked whilst Britain, despite numerous government initiatives, retains the title of having the highest rate of teenage pregnancies within the EU. This dissertation questions the extent to which the NHS and other associated care agencies send out mixed messages to teenagers: namely,  seeking to stem the spread of STDs whilst still effectively condoning under age sex through the provision of free contraceptives. Is it time for the NHS to take a more truculent approach of advocating that the best way to avoid STDs and pregnancy is to ‘just say no’.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Moore, S.E.H. (2012) ‘Controlling passion? A review of recent developments in British sex education’, Health, Risk & Society, Vol. 14(1), pp. 24-40.
• Teitelman, A.M., Bohinski, J.M. and Boente, A. (2009) ‘The social context of sexual health and sexual risk for urban adolescent girls in the United States’, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Vol. 30(7), pp. 460-469.