Sexually Transmitted Disease

School-based program effective in lowering teens' HIV risk

Published in AIDS Weekly, April 1st, 2002

A high school-based educational program led by teachers has longer-lasting effects in preventing risky sexual behavior than a program led by peers, according to a new study. The research also indicates that teaching young people about safe sex does not lead to an increase in their sexual activity.

The study showed that a successful HIV education program that teaches teens about which behaviors put them at risk and how to avoid sexually transmitted diseases can be conducted with regular teaching staff at a very low cost, about $2.22 a student.

The educational program was conducted at inner-city high schools in Connecticut where about half of the...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2002-04-01)

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