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Contd..But again as opposed to this one ( probably politically motivated) research of unknown validity, hundreds of researches and program evidences and data from public health on teen pregnancy and STD suggests ABSTINENCE ONLY DIDN'T WORK UNFORTUNATELY AND IMPLEMENTING IT WHILE IGNORING THE RISKS IT HAS IS EQUIVALENT TO USING DRUGS WHICH DON'T WORK IN A FATALLY SICK PATIENT.
People should distinguish between a research saying something might work and concluding it may be useful as a program. It may work for the strictly religious, determined and with a lot of self control who do not live in the environment/in this case schools/ where they get tempted daily by talks, songs, movies, text messages about sex . So I don'toppose to individuals teaching about abstinence in their areas where all the above doesn't at least dominate. ..contd...
Although this may be a new addition to our arsenal against HIV, it is critical that people (including the media!!!) read the actual study and understand its inherent limitations. Also, the program tested was not the typical "abstinence-only until marriage" program that has been heavily funded in the past. I think the primary messages and good news are that moralistic (e.g., religious) messages don't work; messages that aren't moralistic can work; and no one approach is universally effective.
your subposed to hold them back I wish I never new what I got talked into when I was 5 years old pre teen is subposed to be held back I cant describe the hurt the pain confusion the hate, I had the desire to prove to my father in my mind that I was worthy but he was a ass hole with his head in the sand & the bar was his home away from home the need to deture the attetion to simple thing's & the sexual world is taking a big crap on kids these days and it's out of control needs to be closeted
I too am skeptical of this study (and I admit to being biased). As is typical, there isn't enough information here to make a determination. For example -- who paid for this study?
Dwayne, self reporting has been an accepted form of data gathering for quite sometime. But in this case i too wonder if the abstinence class may have unintentionally shamed kids who did have sex causing them to lie. mikiki if you click on the Archive of ped... link it will take you to the article, Not much detail though.
And another thing. The abstinence only class had absolutely no effect on the incidence of safe-sex activity. YES, less sex is somewhat better for the individual than more sex when it comes to reducing HIV and pregnancy, but we all know it only takes one incident of unprotected sex to make someone positive or pregnant.
grace
A study that relies on teenagers reporting honestly about their sex lives is downright naive. If the message they received was abstinence, they will report they've been abstinent, to be a 'good' participant. I tested poz in Utah, where abstinence only ed is the only ed. Teen pregnancy is very high, and hiv is spreading. We need to stop trying to talk about the choice, and just provide the info about how to protect oneself, and what the risk is. Period. All else is a moral imperative.
February 10, 2010 • United States