July 21, 2006

And while I think the correlation is real in the long term...

...I think the results of this study are likely overgeneralized. The word of a 'tween on how they will act in regard to sex? Puh-lease:

After participating in a two-week sexual education program designed and implemented by an academic medical center, more middle-school students said they would hold off on having sex for the first time, Texas researchers report.

I'd have to see a longer term panel study to accept that the teens can adequately predict their behavior. The good news is, of course, that if they choose not to delay, then at least they will have accurate information about contraception, STDs, and reproductive health.

Posted by binky at July 21, 2006 01:25 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Health


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