title: A reduction in the number of unwanted pregnancies among female army draftees through a controlled intervention.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the possibility of reducing the risk of unwanted pregnancy through a controlled intervention program that was based on a sex education workshop.
  
  
  METHODS
  Educational intervention study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Newly drafted women in a central absorption army base in Israel.
  
  
  METHODS
  One thousand seven hundred ninety-three female draftees in the Israeli Defence Force.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 2-day workshop on sex education at the beginning of army service.
  
  
  METHODS
  Rate of unwanted pregnancy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After 2 years of follow-up, there were approximately 40% fewer unwanted pregnancies among women with a lower socioeconomic and intellectual profile.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Structured intervention programs may reduce significantly the rate of unwanted pregnancy in young women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University Medical School, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malovizky
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lavi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Modan
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D003267:Contraception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D011247:Pregnancy; D012736:Sex Education; D012725:Sexual Behavior