RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Schools and Sex Education: Does It Work?
JF Pediatrics
JO Pediatrics
FD American Academy of Pediatrics
SP 375
OP 379
VO 83
IS 3
A1 Stout, James W.
A1 Rivara, Frederick P.
YR 1989
UL http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/83/3/375.abstract
AB The literature was critically reviewed to determine whether evidence exists to support sex education in the schools as a method of altering sexual behavior, contraception, and adolescent pregnancy. Five studies were identified in which the effects of sex education on these outcomes were evaluated. The available evidence indicates that there is little or no effect from schoolbased sex education on sexual activity, contraception, or teenage pregnancy.