8 vs 48 and they still aren't sure. Nice work Lar 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. >
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