title: Abstinence-only agenda replaces condom message. Conservative message travels around world.
abstract: Twenty years into the HIV epidemic, behavioral scientists appear to have a pretty good idea of what type of education works in preventing the spread of HIV, particularly among high-risk populations. It can be summed up in one word: condoms. So some public health officials and others are baffled by a backlash against the use of condoms and, by extension, groups that promote comprehensive sexual education for youth.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017280:Condoms; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D012746:Sexual Abstinence; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control