What point are you trying to make with this selective outdated study? Did you read this part: "but their STD infection rate does not differ from nonpledgers."
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T80-4FR4449-2&_user=4335203&_coverDate=04%2F30%2F2005&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1233226516&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000000150&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=4335203&md5=9996767c1973e33979da25451da1e334 > > 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 1824). > Methods > > Data are drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent > Health, a nationally representative study of students enrolled in > grades 712 in 1995. During a follow-up survey in 20012002, > 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. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:312950 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
