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ntroduction: In adolescence, there are various changes, both physical,
cognitive, and social, which cause adolescents vulnerable to
reproductive health problems. The family as the closest part of
adolescence is one of the main factors in improving adolescent
reproductive health and has a very important role in providing sexual
and reproductive health information to adolescents. Objective: This
paper aimed to find out the communication between parents and
teenagers about sexual and reproductive health. Method: The design
used is a systematic review. Journal searches are conducted on online
databases such as PubMed, Elsevier, Science Direct, and Google Scholar.
Journals, articles, and literature reviews were found using keywords
parent-adolescent communication, sexual and reproductive health,
adolescents. Results: A total of 7 journal articles selected from 28
articles showed that communication between parents and adolescents
regarding reproductive and sexual health was very important to do.
However, the implementation is still lacking due to various factors such
as lack of parental knowledge, parents lacking in communication skills,
the presence of shame, and cultural influences that consider
reproductive and sexual health issues as taboo to be discussed with
adolescents. Conclusion: The communication of parents and
adolescents regarding reproductive and sexual health has been widely
investigated in various countries. Interventions are needed to improve
the quality of communication between parents and adolescents
through increasing the knowledge of parents of these adolescents.