2011
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024658
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Abstinence-Only Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates: Why We Need Comprehensive Sex Education in the U.S

Abstract: The United States ranks first among developed nations in rates of both teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. In an effort to reduce these rates, the U.S. government has funded abstinence-only sex education programs for more than a decade. However, a public controversy remains over whether this investment has been successful and whether these programs should be continued. Using the most recent national data (2005) from all U.S. states with information on sex education laws or policies (N = 48), w… Show more

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“…Cohen 2004;Kirby 2006;Stanger-Hall and Hall 2011). Abstinence-only sexuality education programmes usually promote sexuality education based on moral teachings.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cohen 2004;Kirby 2006;Stanger-Hall and Hall 2011). Abstinence-only sexuality education programmes usually promote sexuality education based on moral teachings.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The most reliable way of controlling STDs is the complete abstinence from any type of sex particularly during teen ages and comprehensive sex education [49]. Nevertheless, this does not seem to be a practical approach.…”
Section: Curtailing Risk Factors For Stismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ωστόσο, από τις 50 Πολιτείες των ΗΠΑ μόνο οι 38 διαθέτουν νομικό πλαίσιο επί της σεξουαλικής αγωγής. Οι 30 από αυτές τις Πολιτείες προτείνουν την αποχή ως ενδεδειγμένη πρακτική και υιοθετούν τα αντίστοιχα προγράμματα σεξουαλικής αγωγής (Stanger-Hall & Hall, 2011).…”
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