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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-15
pubmed:abstractText
School sexuality education programs have been studied as a means to prevent sexual behavior that puts adolescents at risk for incurring an unwanted pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease. This review examines and critiques research that measures effects of school sexuality education programs on the sexual risk-taking behavior of adolescents. First, methodological problems common in the literature are discussed. Second, studies measuring effects of school sexuality education programs are examined. Finally, suggestions for future research are made.
pubmed:keyword
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-4391
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
91-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:otherAbstract
PIP: Studies measuring the impact of school-based sex education programs on the prevention of adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases have produced inconsistent findings. In part, this may reflect the measurement problems inherent in subsuming under the term "sex education" programs that differ dramatically in terms of their goals, delivery agents, length, structure, and theoretical orientation. A reliance on self-report behavioral data and the infrequent use of unexposed control groups represent additional methodological weaknesses. Only one large-scale study has demonstrated that school sex education can be effective in delaying first intercourse. Although several studies have documented increases in knowledge among sex education course participants, they have failed to record significant increases in contraceptive usage. Most effective appear to be programs that combine a sex education curriculum with free school-based pregnancy prevention clinic services. Methodological refinements in terms of standardization of the definition of sex education, use of objective measures of behavioral change, and case-control studies are essential to facilitate the design of programs that will prevent sexual risk-taking among adolescents.
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
School sexuality education and adolescent risk-taking behavior.
pubmed:affiliation
Wright State University, School of Professional Psychology, Dayton, OH, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review