Time to start the flood: Sexuality Research and Social Policy: Journal of NSRC September 2008, Vol. 5, No. 3, Pages 18â27 , DOI 10.1525/srsp.2008.5.3.18 Posted online on September 15, 2008. (doi:10.1525/srsp.2008.5.3.18)
The Impact of Abstinence and Comprehensive Sex and STD/HIV Education Programs on Adolescent Sexual Behavior Douglas B. Kirbyâ In an effort to reduce unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease (STD) in adolescents, both abstinence and comprehensive sex and STD/HIV education programs have been proffered. Based on specified criteria, the author searched for and reviewed 56 studies that assessed the impact of such curricula (8 that evaluated 9 abstinence programs and 48 that evaluated comprehensive programs) on adolescents' sexual behavior. Study results indicated that most abstinence programs did not delay initiation of sex and only 3 of 9 had any significant positive effects on any sexual behavior. In contrast, about two thirds of comprehensive programs showed strong evidence that they positively affected young people's sexual behavior, including both delaying initiation of sex and increasing condom and contraceptive use among important groups of youth. Based on this review, abstinence programs have little evidence to warrant their widespread replication; conversely, strong evidence suggests that some comprehensive programs should be disseminated widely. On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The problem is that in a great many cases AIDS education is ignored or >> worse yet the students are misinformed. > > The AIDS increase DC mostly affects middle-age people. > >> The data so far suggests that >> the recent push for Abstinence only sex education is resulting in >> increased teen pregancies, and increased rates of STD's. Condoms do >> more than help to prevent accidental pregnancies they also help to >> prevent transmission of the AIDS virus. Coupled (pardon the pun) with >> specific life education and things like needle-exchanges etc., that >> can significantly reduce AIDS rates. > > Penn Study Shows Early Intervention Important to Decrease STDs, HIV, Pregnancy > > http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2010/02/theory-based-abstinence-education/ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:312937 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
