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Sex education is associated with increased rates of contraceptive use at first sexual intercourse and 15–17 months after interventions [, , ]. Exposure to comprehensive sex education is associated with reduced teen pregnancy, HIV, and STIs [3,4,6].
14 Δεκ 2023 · For teen males, use of any contraception at first sex increased across the four time points, from 82.0% in 2002 to 92.1% in 2015–2019, while no consistent trend was seen for teen females. Nearly four out of five female teenagers (77.3%) in 2015–2019 used a method of contraception at first sex.
1 Απρ 2023 · Texas is one of 24 states that restricts minors' ability to obtain contraception without parental consent, unless they access confidential services at federally funded Title X clinics. This study explores Texas minors' reasons for and experiences seeking confidential contraception.
9 Μαρ 2023 · Texas has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the nation and the highest rate of repeat teen pregnancy — more than 1 in 6 teenagers who gave birth in Texas in 2020 already had...
20 Νοε 2020 · At first intercourse, those with comprehensive sex education were more likely to have used any (aOR = 1.63; 95% CI: 1.18-2.25) and very effective (aOR = 1.35; 95% CI: 1.04-1.75) contraception. Comprehensive sex education was unrelated to current contraceptive use (aOR = 0.87; 95% CI: 0.63-1.21).
Sexually active couples who do not use any method of contraception have approximately an 85% chance of experiencing a pregnancy over the course of a year. 2 The average number of children U.S. adults think is ideal is 2.7. 3 To achieve this family size, a sexually active woman must use contraceptives for roughly three decades. 4
Key findings. Data from the 2015–2017 National Survey of Family Growth. In 2015–2017, 42% of never-married female teenagers aged 15–19 and 38% of never-married male teenagers had had sexual intercourse; the percentage declined by 17% for male teenagers between 2002 and 2015–2017.
