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Sexual education, whether it takes an abstinence-only approach or informs youth how to have sex safely, ultimately has little influence over if students become sexually active; over time, regardless of the nature of their sex ed programs, adolescents still wind up having sex. However, that doesn’t mean that sexual education isn’t influential. In fact, a new study has found that the type of sex ed program has a significant influence on whether or not teens are having safe sex.
Published in the Journal of Adolescence, the new study reveals that abstinence-only sex education programs do not stop minors from having sex. Students whose sex ed programs teach abstinence as the only way to protect sexual health are more likely to have unprotected sex than students who learn safe sexual practices.
The authors of the study cited evidence that sex ed programming influences either a positive or negative attitude toward condoms. In their research, they found that students enrolled in schools that have an abstinence-only curriculum in place have less favorable attitudes toward condoms, which is the reason that they may be less likely to use condoms once they become sexually active.
In contrast, students who receive a comprehensive sexual education — or even no sex ed at all — maintained a significantly more positive attitude toward condom-use as a way to have sex safely.
The investigators surveyed the behaviors of 450 African American youth aged 12 to 14 attending middle school in the southern United States.
Read more here. (Salud Movil)
Published in the Journal of Adolescence, the new study reveals that abstinence-only sex education programs do not stop minors from having sex. Students whose sex ed programs teach abstinence as the only way to protect sexual health are more likely to have unprotected sex than students who learn safe sexual practices.
The authors of the study cited evidence that sex ed programming influences either a positive or negative attitude toward condoms. In their research, they found that students enrolled in schools that have an abstinence-only curriculum in place have less favorable attitudes toward condoms, which is the reason that they may be less likely to use condoms once they become sexually active.
In contrast, students who receive a comprehensive sexual education — or even no sex ed at all — maintained a significantly more positive attitude toward condom-use as a way to have sex safely.
The investigators surveyed the behaviors of 450 African American youth aged 12 to 14 attending middle school in the southern United States.
Read more here. (Salud Movil)
