forgot the link: http://caliber.ucpress.net/doi/abs/10.1525/srsp.2008.5.3.18
also here's the Scholar search I used: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_q=std+rates+Abstinence++education&num=100&btnG=Search+Scholar&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_occt=any&as_sauthors=&as_publication=&as_ylo=2000&as_yhi=&as_sdt=1&as_subj=bio&as_subj=med&as_subj=soc&as_sdts=9&hl=en I haven't had time to do a pubmed search yet, but I am sure that it picks up the same stuff. On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > 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:312938 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
