title: School-based programs to reduce sexual risk-taking behaviors.
abstract: This article reviews the major approaches implemented during the last two decades to reduce sexual risk-taking behaviors, examines their evidence for success, and provides several recommendations for effective programs and program evaluations. This article does not discuss more broad-based sexuality education programs which address sexuality in a broader context. Instead, this article focuses primarily on programs that educators believed would reduce unprotected sexual intercourse.
authors.affiliation: ETR Associates, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1830.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kirby
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D017280:Condoms; D003270:Contraceptive Agents / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012574:Schools; D012736:Sex Education; D012725:Sexual Behavior
chemical_list: D003270:Contraceptive Agents