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After the promise: The STD consequences of adolescent virginity pledges Hannah Brückner Ph.D and Peter Bearman Ph.D Received 6 September 2004; accepted 14 January 2005. Available online 17 March 2005. The limits of abstinence-only in preventing sexually transmitted infections Journal of Adolescent Health, Volume 36, Issue 4, April 2005, Pages 269-270, J. Dennis Fortenberry PDF (56 K) Abstract Purpose To examine the effectiveness of virginity pledges in reducing STD infection rates among young adults (ages 18â24). Methods Data are drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a nationally representative study of students enrolled in grades 7â12 in 1995. During a follow-up survey in 2001â2002, respondents provided urine samples, which were tested for Human Papilloma Virus, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomoniasis. We report descriptive results for the relationship of pledge status and sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates as well as health behaviors commonly associated with STD infection. Results Pledgers are consistently less likely to be exposed to risk factors across a wide range of indicators, but their STD infection rate does not differ from nonpledgers. Possible explanations are that pledgers are less likely than others to use condoms at sexual debut and to be tested and diagnosed with STDs. Conclusions Adopting virginity pledges as intervention may not be the optimal approach to preventing STD acquisition among young adults. On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.abstinenceassociation.org/docs/Abstinence_vs_Comprehensive_Sex_Ed.pdf > > âAbstinenceâ or âComprehensiveâ Sex Education?â > The Mathematica Study in Context > The Institute for Research and Evaluationa > June 8, 2007 > Stan E. Weed, Ph.D., Irene H. Ericksen, M.S., Paul J. Birch, M.S., > Joseph M. White, Ph.D., Matthew T. Evans, Ph.D., Nicole E. Anderson, > M.S. > The debate about âabstinenceâ vs. âcomprehensiveâ sex education has > been occurring for at > least three decades.b The common ground that drives these competing > approaches is concern about > the negative consequences of adolescent sexual activity to the health > and well-being of individuals > and society. This debate has been re-energized recently by the release > of findings from a study by > Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., in which four different abstinence > education programs were > selected as subjects for a long-term evaluation. This study reported > that teen participants in these > abstinence programs did not abstain from sexual activity more > > On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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:312941 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
