منابع مشابه
Abstinence and abstinence-only education: a review of U.S. policies and programs.
Abstinence from sexual intercourse is an important behavioral strategy for preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and pregnancy among adolescents. Many adolescents, including most younger adolescents, have not initiated sexual intercourse and many sexually experienced adolescents and young adults are abstinent for varying periods of time. Th...
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Teenage sexual activity is a major problem confronting the nation and has led to a rising incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), emotional and psychological injuries, and out-of-wedlock childbearing. Abstinence education programs for youth have been proven to be effective in reducing early sexual activity. Abstinence programs also can provide the foundation for personal responsibili...
متن کاملUS state rejects federal funding for abstinence only sex education.
715 The liberal northeastern state of Maine has decided not to accept federal funding for school sex education because the federal programme requires teachers to promote abstinence until marriage and mutual faithfulness afterwards rather than provide comprehensive sex education. California and Pennsylvania have also rejected funding for abstinence only sex education. The American Civil Libertie...
متن کاملState Abstinence Education Programs and Teen Fertility in the U.S
Title V, section 510 of the Social Security Act, passed in 1996 and implemented in 1998, appropriates funding to states for the purpose of educating minors on the benefits of abstinence before marriage. Despite considerable research on the impact of abstinence education on teen fertility outcomes, good quality population-level studies on state abstinence education using panel data are absent. T...
متن کاملEvidence on the Effectiveness of Abstinence Education: An Update
Sexual activity during teenage years poses serious health risks for youths and has long-term implications. Early sexual activity is associated with an increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), reduced psychological and emotional wellbeing, lower academic achievement, teen pregnancy, and out-of-wedlock childbearing. Many of these risks are avoidable if teens choose to abstain from ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Linacre Quarterly
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0024-3639,2050-8549
DOI: 10.1179/0024363914z.00000000088