By J. Bryan Lowder | Posted
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, at 10:25 AM ET
This one may come as a shock to those conservative types who believe
that telling hormone-riddled teens to ‘just say no’ actually does
anything to promote their sexual health:
Researchers at the University of Georgia have just published the
first large-scale study of teen pregnancy rates by state in comparison
with sex education curricula. The results demonstrate that rates of teen
pregnancy are “significantly higher” in states that use
“abstinence-only” models, while lower in those that provide a more
comprehensive education, including birth control instruction and STI
prevention alongside abstinence. Moreover, the significance of the
relationship remained even when the researchers adjusted for potentially
important factors like socioeconomic status, education level and
ethnicity.
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