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Publication Date: 2001
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Adolescent Sexual Health Education: Does It Work? Can It Work Better? An Analysis of Recent Research and Media Reports.
McKay Alexander; Fisher, William; Maticka-Tyndale, Eleanor; Barrett, Michael
Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, v10 n3-4 p127-35 2001
Examines and critiques a recent research report, "Interventions to Reduce Unintended Pregnancies among Adolescents: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials" (DeCenso, Guyatt, Willan, & Griffith, 2002) and subsequent media coverage suggesting that adolescent sex education programs do not work. The paper describes evidence supporting the efficacy of adolescent sexual health education and identifies priority issues for the field. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Sex Education, Youth Problems
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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