A Number of Leading Experts on Adolescent Sexuality Conclude That

question 116

Multiple Choice

A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that abstinence-only programs

• A) are less effective at reducing the risk of adolescent pregnancy than sex-education programs.
• B) prevent adolescent pregnancies better than sex-education programs emphasizing contraceptive knowledge.
• C) are more effective at reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections than sex-education programs.
• D) provide useful knowledge about safe sex to sexually active adolescents.

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