Birth control methods had proven to be effective in reduction of some cases, especially, within local county health departments who offer awareness and support to safe sexual practices and follow-up. According to the Alachua County Health Department 2014 annual report, the clinic reached out to 3,400 residents to inform them of their disease exposure and to offer help. The residents learned effective ways to prevent or reduce cases of STD’s through abstinence, getting HPV vaccinations, using condoms, reducing the number of partners, and being monogamous. Staff from the health department partnered with Alachua County to provide 20 community based organizations to counsel and test for HIV/AIDS and STD’s. In 2014, 7,062 Alachua county residents and visitors were tested. These types of arrangements exhibit awareness being brought onto society’s attention to become more conscientious on the extent of sex …show more content…
The youth are engaging in more sexual practices and the consequences of their actions have led to an increase number of unwanted pregnancies, abortions, and STDs. The more adolescents that are educated about their reproductive anatomy and the methods used for birth control, they are more likely to be able to make better choices in preventing unwanted pregnancies and infections. According to ( Barth, Fetro, Leland & Volkan, 1992), A 15-session sex education program was completed by teachers that involved 586 10th graders. The study focused techniques on social learning theory, which included modeling in class and out of class practice skills for use of contraceptives and for abstinence. The session proved that knowledge about birth control and reproduction with intentions to use skills learned in avoidance against pregnancy along parental communication about pregnancy prevention were extremely noted at posttest and at 6 month interval for the trained group compared to the control group.The study revealed the students of the trained group used birth control more frequently following the program and the communication with their parents about pregnancy prevention increased significantly. There were no pregnancy scares, no differences in the frequency of sexual intercourse, and no pregnancies were found whatsoever.