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The teenager is a phase of development that is at a potential time, seen from the aspects of cognitive, emotional and physical. In teenager, teenagers- knowledge about reproductive health is still low, therefore teenagers are at risk for premarital sex. Sexual behavior is teenager behavior accompanied by sexual desire with the opposite sex and same-sex. Factors that influence teenagers- sexual behavior are exposure to pornographic media and peer roles. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between the exposure to pornographic media and peers- role on the sexual behavior of senior high school teenagers in the working area of Public Health Centre II South Denpasar. This study employed a correlative study analytic design with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique used was a stratified random sampling technique and simple random sampling. To conduct this study, 255 respondents of senior high school teenagers were recruited as the sample. The data were analyzed using Spearman-s Rho statistical test. Findings indicated that the pornographic media exposure showed a high pornographic media exposure by (51.0%), with (51.0%) of teenagers had bad peer role, moreover (51.0%) of teenagers had bad sexual behavior. Based on the analysis test, p-value < 0.001. There is a significant correlation between the pornographic media exposure and peers- role on the sexual behavior of senior high school teenagers in the working area of Public Health Centre II South Denpasar. The implications of this study are expected to be wise teens in seeking information that is age-appropriate.