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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"abstinence only"”.
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An economic analysis of abstinence-only sex education in Alabama
… and economic impact of Alabama's Title V funded abstinence-only sex education programs. The specific outcomes to be examined in this study are gonorrhea, Chlamydia, birth, and abortion rates among Alabama teens. The particular programs assessed in this study were created by Title V Section 510 of …
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Faith-based sexual education: A comparison of comprehensive and abstinence-only programs
… groups based on program content and duration: abstinence-only-short, comprehensive-short, and comprehensive-long. The first goal was to assess the within-group effects of attending an abstinence-only or comprehensive sexual education program. Participants from all three groups showed an …
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The Effectiveness of Sex Education Programs in Virginia Schools: Teenage Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease Rates: A Comparison of Counties
… been little scientific evidence to suggest that abstinence-only-until-marriage education programs are effective in preventing or reducing teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease. There is also little scientific evidence to suggest that comprehensive sex education programs are as or …
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Comparing Teenage Pregnancy Rates and Teenage Birth Rates Between States that Do and Do Not Mandate Sex or STD/HIV Education Programs
… sex education programs and those that provide abstinence-only or abstinence-based sex education programs? Data on teenage pregnancy rates, teenage birth rates, state laws on sex education, and topics covered in public high schools were obtained from the Guttmacher Institute. The results show …
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A Case Study of Political Participation in District-Level LGBTQ-Inclusive Policymaking
… of proposed curriculum updates to change from abstinence-only sex education to more comprehensive, inclusive, and research-based curriculum in support of youth. Utilizing a policy as discourse lens (Ball, 1993; Bacchi, 2009), I analyze how these policy actors framed youth risk and well-being, …
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Vaccination Nation: A Bioethical Feminist Inquiry into the Political, Social and Ethical Controversy Surrounding the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
… to Houppert, "by compassionate conservatives and abstinence-only hardliners who object to mandating the vaccine since the disease was the result of a lifestyle decision" (p.17). On the other hand, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), "Gardasil® has proven 100% effective in …
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¡Tenemos que hablar! (We need to talk!): The contraceptive use of Mexican American young women
… However, the type of sex education (i.e., abstinence-only or comprehensive) has no effect on contraceptive use at last sexual encounter. Moreover, Mexican American young women who grew up with a higher family income are more likely to use contraceptives in their last sexual encounter than …
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Utilisation of sexual and reproductive health services from adolescent friendly health services in Nepal
… overriding community perception was to ascribe abstinence-only education from these health facilities. This study provides an empirical understanding of the reasons and factors associated with SRH service utilisation, which goes much deeper than program provision of AFHS in Nepal. The …
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Women’s Pornography Use and Sexuality Education in U.S. Public Schools
… in the United States still centers around abstinence-only sexuality education (AOSE) due to complicated moral frameworks deeply seeded in U.S. politics. This study sought to isolate in more detail what is known about CSE and AOSE and women’s pornography use. Findings suggested that …
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Transcending Traditional Approaches to Sexuality Education: A Case Study in Communicating, Constructing, and Defining Sex-Positive Sexuality Education
… unique from other approaches to sex education--abstinence-only and comprehensive--because those approaches stay muddled in tensions over appropriate values, contexts, content, and communication strategies. SPSE however, embraces the natural tensions inherent in sexuality education. This dynamic …
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Sources of Sexual Knowledge, Sex Negativity, and Sexual Shame: Honors Capstone Thesis
<p>This study examined relations between (a) the sources of people’s knowledge about sex, (b) their trust in information obtained from each source, (c) sex-negative attitudes and misinformation about sex (SNAM), and (d) sexual shame. Using an online questionnaire, 354 participants from a large, …
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An exploration of the role of identity in smoking, cessation, maintenance and relapse
… ‘non-smoker’ identity is necessary for long-term abstinence. This programme of research aimed to explore how a smoker’s sense of identity changes following smoking cessation and also relapse after a sustained period of abstinence. Design: Two qualitative, semi-structured interview studies with a …