[CALIBK12] [CSLA Research Update] Sex education study

[Lesley Farmer]

Teens who took comprehensive sex-education classes in school were 60%
less likely to have become pregnant or to have impregnated someone else
and were no more likely to have greater rates of sexual behavior or
sexually transmitted diseases than teens without formal sex education,
according to a new analysis of research data. Meanwhile, there was no
clear benefit from abstinence-only education in preventing pregnancy or
delaying sexual intercourse. In addition, there was no evidence that
comprehensive sex education increased the likelihood of teen sex or
boosted rates of sexually transmitted diseases.Kohler, P., Manhart,
L., & Lafferty, W. (2008). Abstinence-Only and Comprehensive Sex
Education and the Initiation of Sexual Activity and Teen
PregnancyJournal of Adolescent Health, 42(4), 344-351.

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Posted By Lesley Farmer to CSLA Research Update at 5/23/2008 10:50:00 AM
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