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Teaching Abstinence in Schools: Findings from Horizons Studies Ann McCauley, Horizons

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Teaching Abstinence in Schools: Findings from Horizons Studies Ann McCauley, Horizons

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    3. Research Questions What can school programs be expected to do? Are the abstinence messages appropriate and effective?

    4. School Programs Studied Sustainable, large scale Designed and taught by local educators Life skills programs 10 characteristics of effective programs Not identical

    5. Sample Characteristics at Baseline

    6. Operations Research Design Intervention and control groups Surveys completed before and after intervention, several months later Variables: sexual activity, condom use, abstinence, # of partners, connectedness, gender attitudes

    7. Abstinence in recall period: South Africa

    8. Teaching abstinence: South Africa Rights based approach Information Skills in refusal, negotiation, planning

    9. Abstinence: South Africa Sex, age People can protect themselves by not having sex. Ok to force girl to have sex. I’m abstaining until I’m ready. Abstaining to protect self from STD or pregnancy.

    10. Reasons for abstinence: South Africa Predominant reason given. Predominant reason given.

    11. Approval of abstinence: South Africa

    12. Intentions: South Africa

    13. Teaching abstinence: Thailand Health protection strategy Skills in refusal, negotiation, planning

    14. Abstinence among male students: Thailand

    15. Abstinence: Thailand Sex, Age Can protect themselves by abstaining from sex. My family pays attention to me. It is alright to demand sex Plan about intercourse in the near future I have a boyfriend or girlfriend. Living arrangements

    16. Abstinence and partner status: Thailand

    17. Conclusions for programmers

    18. Conclusions for programmers South Africa: Youth agreed that abstinence is a good choice because it protects against STDs and pregnancy. South Africa: Youth thought it is okay for teenagers to be abstinent. Thailand: Students who had no partner are likely to abstain. Thailand: Students who lived in school dormitories or with monks were likely to abstain.

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