The necessity of comprehensive sexual education based on a grounded theory study among adolescent girls in Isfahan

Sexual education has always been approved and emphasized to improve knowledge and change the attitude of people in a society, especially among adolescents and youths. In this article, the findings from the study of girls' narratives about the need for comprehensive sexual education in order to improve their sexual understanding and reduce the negative consequences resulting from sexual misunderstandings are reported. This research carried out by the method of grounded theory and a constructivist approach. The participants in the research were 30 adolescent girls aged 12 to 18 from Isfahan city. Participants joined the research with the method of purposive and sequential sampling with maximum variation, including snowball and theoretical sampling. The process of sexual understanding in their lived experience was studied with the technique of intensive and narrative interviews.Based on the findings of the research, the narrative of the girls can be divided into three main categories of comprehensive sexual education", "The construction of the puzzle of sexual understanding", and "Consequences of untimely and incomplete understanding". The need for sexual education is taken for granted among teenagers and it requires special attention in order to improve their knowledge, skills and attitudes at the appropriate age and reduce the negative consequences caused by lack of understanding.Keywords: construction of sexual understanding, erotic world, lack of sexual understanding, sexuality, sexual education