title: Impacts of abstinence education on teen sexual activity, risk of pregnancy, and risk of sexually transmitted diseases.
abstract: This paper examines the impacts of four abstinence-only education programs on adolescent sexual activity and risks of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Based on an experimental design, the impact analysis uses survey data collected in 2005 and early 2006 from more than 2,000 teens who had been randomly assigned to either a program group that was eligible to participate in one of the four programs or a control group that was not. The findings show no significant impact on teen sexual activity, no differences in rates of unprotected sex, and some impacts on knowledge of STDs and perceived effectiveness of condoms and birth control pills
authors.affiliation: Mathematica Policy Research, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trenholm
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Devaney
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fortson
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Lisa Quay
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Bridgespan
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wheeler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012306:Risk; D012736:Sex Education / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012746:Sexual Abstinence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States