Counseling interventions for the prevention of pre-married sexual behaviors among adolescents

Abstract

Premarital sexual behavior by adolescents is a bad practice because it has consequences for adolescent health. One of the efforts aimed at preventing premarital sexual behavior in adolescents is to provide intervention through counseling. This study aims to analyze counseling interventions for the prevention of premarital sexual behavior in adolescents. The study used a literature review approach and was based on a guideline review assessment instrument. Search data through electronic database searches from articles published in Science Direct, Google Scholar, Pubmed, and Garuda. The search results obtained 9,053 articles, which were then selected using the Guideline review instrument so that 10 articles were obtained that matched the inclusion criteria. Based on the review and analysis process of the article, the counseling intervention methods that have been carried out for the prevention of premarital sexual behavior in adolescents are through peer counseling, Islamic counseling, direct counseling, counseling using SMS, counseling with computer media, and cyber counseling through electronic media. This shows that counseling intervention is effective in preventing premarital sexual behavior in adolescents