Effective Sex Ed. Classes

Bringing facts and knowledge about effective & inefficient ways to teach sex-ed to parents and teachers of high school students.

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Read about it here: Stanger-Hall, K. F., & Hall, D. W. (2011). Abstinence-Only Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates: Why We Need Comprehensive Sex Education in the U.S. PLoS ONE, 6(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0024658

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According to this study, teens in states that prescribe more abstinence education are actually more likely to become pregnant. Read about it in the link below.

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Read more about it here:
Lindberg, L. D., Maddow-Zimet, I., & Boonstra, H. (2016). Changes in Adolescents Receipt of Sex Education, 2006–2013. Journal of Adolescent Health, 58(6), 621-627. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.02.004

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Did you know that in recent studies between 2006-2010 and 2011-2013, 21% of females and 35% of males did not receive instruction about methods of birth control from either formal sources or a parent?
What needs to change? Our sex ed classes.

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Read about it here
Stanger-Hall, K. F., & Hall, D. W. (2011). Abstinence-Only Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates: Why We Need Comprehensive Sex Education in the U.S. PLoS ONE, 6(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0024658

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Data show clearly that abstinence-only education as a state policy is ineffective in preventing teenage pregnancy and may actually be contributing to the high teenage pregnancy rates in the U.S.

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Kantor, L., & Levitz, N. (2017). Parents’ views on sex education in schools: How much do Democrats and Republicans agree? Plos One, 12(7). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0180250

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Sex education that includes a broad set of topics has support from parents of both political parties. Meaning the inclusion of the topics of healthy relationships, birth control, STDs, and sexual orientation, is supported by parents of both middle and high school students.

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Lindberg, L. D., Maddow-Zimet, I., & Boonstra, H. (2016). Changes in Adolescents Receipt of Sex Education, 2006–2013. Journal of Adolescent Health, 58(6), 621-627. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.02.004

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Did you know that The United States ranks first among developed nations in rates of both teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases? If we know this fact, why are we ignoring it and only teaching abstinence to adolescents?

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Hall, K. S., Sales, J. M., Komro, K. A., & Santelli, J. (2016). The State of Sex Education in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health, 58(6), 595-597. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.03.03

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Did you know that there has been a sizable decline in formal sex education from 2006-2013? This might suggest that’s adolescents are being forced to receive information elsewhere.

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Hall, K. S., Sales, J. M., Komro, K. A., & Santelli, J. (2016). The State of Sex Education in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health, 58(6), 595-597. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.03.03

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According to research the abstinence only until marriage (AOUM), which is taught in most schools, lacks efficacy in delaying sexual initiation, reducing sexual risk behaviors, or improving reproductive health outcomes.

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Jaramillo, N., Buhi, E. R., Elder, J. P., & Corliss, H. L. (2017). Associations Between Sex Education and Contraceptive Use Among Heterosexually Active, Adolescent Males in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health, 60(5), 534-540. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.11.025

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Did you know that out of 539 males only 41.6% reported receiving education on where to get birth control?
Want to change this? Change sex education classes.

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Kantor, L., & Levitz, N. (2017). Parents’ views on sex education in schools: How much do Democrats and Republicans agree? Plos One, 12(7). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0180250

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More than 89% of parents, Republicans or Democrats, support sex education in schools, yet adolescents feel they have little education on the subject.
What needs to change? The way we teach and the range of topic we teach on in sex Ed.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0180250

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Lindberg, L. D., Maddow-Zimet, I., & Boonstra, H. (2016). Changes in Adolescents Receipt of Sex Education, 2006–2013. Journal of Adolescent Health, 58(6), 621-627. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.02.004

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Declines in efficient formal sex education and parental communication leave adolescents without instruction for safe sex and healthy relationships.

Read about it here: 58(6), 621-627. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.02.004

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Lindberg, L. D., Maddow-Zimet, I., & Boonstra, H. (2016). Changes in Adolescents Receipt of Sex Education, 2006–2013. Journal of Adolescent Health, 58(6), 621-627. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.02.004

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Did you know 21% of females and 35% of males believe that they did not receive instruction about methods of birth control from either formal sources or a parent?

Read about it here: https://t.co/uuihJW9K7z