Abstinence-Only Education: How We Got Here and Where We're Going

Perrin, Karen M.; DeJoy, Sharon Bernecki

doi:10.2307/3343387

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“…Adolescents whose parents have high levels of religiosity report less communication about sex than their peers with less religious parents (Regnerus, 2005). This problem is compounded by the effects of religiosity on school-based sex education, specifically in the expansion of abstinence-only education (AOE) in U.S. states with a large number of Hispanics (Perrin & DeJoy, 2003). Taken together, this reduction in communication may suggest that religiosity and acculturation interact in a way that alters risk.…”

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Risky Sexual Behavior Among Young Adult Latinas: Are Acculturation and Religiosity Protective?

Smith

2013

The Journal of Sex Research

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A sexual health disparity exists among U.S. Latinas, who have rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that are more than double their peers. Previous research has identified acculturation and religiosity as key social determinants of sexual health, but such findings have been inconsistent, with some researchers identifying protective benefits and other researchers noting increased risk. The purpose of this study was to explain how intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity as well as acculturation predict risky sexual behavior using Structural Equation Modeling of a nationally representative sample of self-identified Latinas (N=1,168) from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health. Results indicated that intrinsic religiosity and acculturation assert protective effects while extrinsic religiosity increases risk. Recommendations for policy, intervention, and future research are offered.

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Risky Sexual Behavior Among Young Adult Latinas: Are Acculturation and Religiosity Protective?

Smith

2013

The Journal of Sex Research

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“…For example, simulation studies suggest that abstinence appears to be about as good as condoms for the prevention of STI [2]. Furthermore, potentially adverse effects of abstinence-only interventions have not been addressed systematically [3,4].…”

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The limits of abstinence-only in preventing sexually transmitted infections

Fortenberry

2005

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…Much research has been done on the consequences of adolescent pregnancy: for example, increased school dropout rates prior to and following pregnancy (Barnet, Arroyo, Devoe, & Duggan, 2004); negative interactions with their toddlers and subsequent behavior problems in the child (Trautmann-Villalba, Gerhold, Laucht, & Schmidt, 2004); improving outcomes (Philliber, Brooks, Lehrer, Oakley, & Waggoner, 2003) and developing interventions to prevent adolescent pregnancy (e.g., assessing the effectiveness of abstinence-only education; Perrin & DeJoy, 2003); determining factors related to adolescent pregnancy (Kelly, Sheeder, & Stevens-Simon, 2004); and preventing second teen pregnancies with tailored clinics (Amin & Sato, 2004). However, few research studies have focused on the experience of pregnancy from the adolescent's perspective.…”

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Planned Adolescent Pregnancy: Themes Related to the Pregnancy

Montgomery

2004

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Health-care providers need to recognize that not all adolescent pregnancies occur as a result of error. A small subset of adolescents intentionally plan their pregnancy. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the experiences of 14-to 17-year-old pregnant females who had planned their pregnancies. Participants were recruited from one prenatal clinic at a large tertiary medical center in the eastern region of the United States. Three themes emerged from participant interviews that were related to the adolescents' pregnancies. Themes included living environment issues, adjustment to the pregnancy, and an increased motivation to do well in school and work to provide a good life for their infants. Understanding the phenomena of planned adolescent pregnancy can provide a basis for health-care providers to provide support to adolescent females in this life transition. Understanding the common experience of these adolescents can assist health-care providers to develop individualized interventions to best meet these young women's needs and to improve birth outcomes among this population.Journal of Perinatal Education, 13(4), 27e35; adolescent pregnancy, planned pregnancy.

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Abstinence-Only Education: How We Got Here and Where We're Going

Cited by 46 publications

References 2 publications

Risky Sexual Behavior Among Young Adult Latinas: Are Acculturation and Religiosity Protective?

Risky Sexual Behavior Among Young Adult Latinas: Are Acculturation and Religiosity Protective?

The limits of abstinence-only in preventing sexually transmitted infections

Planned Adolescent Pregnancy: Themes Related to the Pregnancy

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