So the fact is that the knowledge beyond abstinence can have a substantial effect on this because students that had a comprehensive sex education showed a “40% percent delayed sexual initiation, reduced the number of sexual partners, or increased condom or contraceptive use and 60% reduced unprotected sex” (Kirby 2007). Therefore, the risk of contracting something is much higher versus ones who are given more extensive lessons on sex education and that tend to utilize contraceptives…
I knew that there were surgeries a person could get, condoms to be bought, or pills to be swallowed, but I didn’t truly know how many different forms and methods there were. The author does an exemplary job at naming every possible method and contraceptive there is to prevent the unwanted, and thoroughly elaborating…
Originators and Purpose The Health Belief Model (HBM) was develop by a group of social psychologists: Irwin M. Rosenstock, Godfrey M. Hochbaum, and S. Stephen Kegeles, in the U. S. Public Health Service in the 1950s. According to the Hayden (2014), it “is by far the most commonly used theory in health education and health promotion” (p. 65). Before the HBM was developed, the social psychologists wanted to know why most of the people are not willing to participate in checkups for diseases, while…
better than abortion” and “Face it abortion kills a person”. Having an abortion is a choice and a decision that a woman has the right to decided. As parents, teachers, or role models, it is our duty to educate our youth on the importance to use condoms or take birth control. We can tell teens…
Sex is going to happen among public school students no matter what. According to “Teen Sexuality and Pregnancy,” 62 percent of high school seniors in the United States have had sex. The argument over whether to teach Abstinence-only or Comprehensive Sex education is ongoing and yet unnecessary. There is absolutely no possible way to insure that every single public school student refrains from having sex until marriage. Asking students to commit to remaining abstinent-only until marriage is…
importance of abstinence to prevent the spread of the disease, however that was a problem because many had already had sex. Due to the fact that it would be difficult to stop those high school students for having sex, it was suggested that the use of condoms should be promoted. Another prevention strategy was the syringe exchange program, however it was controversial because many believed it promoted drug abuse. That belief was disputed by studies which showed there was no increase in drug…
areas where HIV is more prevalent and developing efforts for evidence based approaches as well. Furthermore, literature also explores the developmental pathways of IPV perpetration among young African American women and men such as ways to negotiate condom use, behavior towards safe sex practices…
Abstinence-only classes are not as effective as comprehensive sex education classes because most students only hear the fact that condoms are not 100% effective. Therefore, they use condoms less often, which in turn can lead to diseases and pregnancy. Comprehensive sex education throughout public school can show students how to prevent HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy. Sexual activity among teens cannot be eliminated…
help protect themselves? Doctor Sharon Lamb says how“A focus on science seems a reasonable response in the face of AOUM[Abstinence Only Until Marriage] curricula that originally taught that students can get HIV/AIDS from swimming in pools and that condoms are ineffective..., CSE[Comprehensive Sexuality Education] advocates took the position that it is unethical to withhold information from students that would benefit their health and well-being...implying that the information itself has no…
thus prohibiting conception. Even though condoms are designed to be a safety barrier, birth control does something condoms can never do; Connect to the female anatomy. approximately 10% of 15- to 19-year-old females become pregnant each year an estimated 85% of these pregnancies are unintended(Coyle,2). If anyone is having sex without the intentions of having a child; a sex contraceptive method would be necessary. Overall any type of barrier ranging from a condom to actual birth control should…