Factors associated with the content of sex education in U.S. public secondary schools.
CONTEXT: While sex education is almost universal in U.S. schools, its content varies considerably. Topics such as abstinence, and basic information on HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are commonly taught birth control and how to access STD and contraceptive services are taught les...
| Publicado en: | Perspectives on Sexual & Reproductive Health Vol. 35; no. 6; pp. 261 - 270 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Nov/Dec2003
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