Putting sex in context: sex and relationships education in schools
Tags: SEX education; SOCIALIZATION; YOUTH; TEENAGE pregnancy -- Prevention; EDUCATION
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- Plan for Teen-Pregnancy Program Killed. Goldberg, Kirsten // Education Week;2/17/1988, Vol. 7 Issue 21, p25
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Objective To review the effectiveness of primary prevention strategies aimed at delaying sexual intercourse, improving use of birth control, and reducing incidence of unintended pregnancy in adolescents. Data sources 12 electronic bibliographic databases, 10 key journals, citations of relevant...
