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- Debate hinges on condoms' effectiveness against STDs. // Gay & Lesbian Times;7/7/2005, Issue 915, p28
Reports on the debate concerning the proposed change of the label on condom packages in the U.S. Effectiveness of condoms in preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases; Concern of safe sex advocates on the negative impact of label changes on the use of condoms; Interpretation of safe...
- Just say no. // GP: General Practitioner;8/11/2003, p7
South London GP Dr. Trevor Stammers denies that he is set to become the next Mary Whitehouse after calling for government policy to change from promoting safe sex to encouraging abstinence. Dr. Stammers said preaching safe sex messages had failed to curb rising STI rates.
- Governor Would Drop Abstinence Program. // Education Week;5/2/2007, Vol. 26 Issue 35, p18
The article reports that Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick may discontinue a federally-funded abstinence-only sex education program. A study released to Patrick has found that students in these programs are not less likely to have sex than students in other programs. Such programs concentrate...
- Students' Perceptions and Beliefs about Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2007. Pavlich, Heather R.; Antil, William; Kerr, Dianne; Thompson, Amy // Health Education Monograph Series;2007, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p61
This investigation assessed undergraduates' perceptions and beliefs toward HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Questionnaires (n=421) were collected from a convenience sample of undergraduate students. The twenty-five item questionnaire utilized the Health Belief Model. Results...
- Impact of Sex Education On Pregnancy Examined. Breaden, Mary C. // Education Week;4/2/2008, Vol. 27 Issue 31, p5
The article focuses on the findings of a report on the impact of sex education on pregnancy, by researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington (D.C.). The study found out that comprehensive sex education is a better deterrent of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted...
- Utility and delivery of behavioural interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections. Aral, Sevgi O. // Sexually Transmitted Infections;Dec2011 Supplement, p31
The article reports on the expanded use of behavioural interventions to prevent and reduce sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in 2011. Effectivity evidence is reportedly based on self-reported behaviour, the assessment and reporting of which is subject to bias. The article states that...
- Is Your [Sex] Education Adequate? Smith, Katelyn // Teen Ink;Jan2005, Vol. 16 Issue 5, p19
The author offers her views on sex education in the U.S. She believes that the practice of safe sex education rather than the sole idea of abstinence is more effective than for many schools and should be taken into serious consideration for school districts in the country. She also notes that...
- INTERVENTIONS FOR SAFER SEX BEHAVIORS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS. Kanekar, Amar; Sharma, Manoj // American Journal of Health Studies;2010, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p138
Abstract: Safer sex behaviors (monogamy, sexual abstinence, correct and consistent condom usage) are important for prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS among college students. The purpose of this article was to review studies addressing interventions for safer sex behaviors...
- Minnesota rejects ab-only funds. // Contemporary Sexuality;Dec2007, Vol. 41 Issue 12, p12
The article reports on the decision of the state government to reject the abstinence-only sex education funds from the federal government in Minnesota. It states that Minnesota is the eleventh state that would have been eligible for the $500,000 grant to teach school children that abstinence is...
