A Number of Leading Experts on Adolescent Sexuality Conclude That

question 131

Multiple Choice

A number of leading experts on adolescent sexuality conclude that education programs that emphasize contraceptive knowledge:

• A)are less likely to reduce the risk of adolescent pregnancy than abstinence-only programs.
• B)do not increase the incidence of sexual intercourse.
• C)are no more likely to reduce the risk of sexually-transmitted infections than abstinence-only programs.
• D)result in an increase in the incidence of sexual intercourse.

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