In the Context of Reducing Adolescent Pregnancy, Several Recent Research

question 102

Multiple Choice

In the context of reducing adolescent pregnancy, several recent research reviews (Denford & others, 2017; Jaramillo & others, 2017; Santelli & others, 2017) have concluded that abstinence-only programs

• A) are more likely to reduce the risk of adolescent pregnancy than sex education.
• B) are unable to delay the initiation of sexual intercourse.
• C) reduce human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) behaviors.
• D) result in an increase in the incidence of sexual intercourse.

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