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Originally Posted by sixpakistan
I don't think this can necessarily be used to draw any conclusions about the effectiveness of an abstinence program.
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Well I didnt read the article but i've seen several studies about this and they've all showed that adolescents assigned to abstinence-only interventions have a higher incidence of STDs compared to adolescents assigned to interventions in which a variety of safe sex options are offered (including abstinence). I dont see how this cannot be used to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of abstinence-only. Clearly from the risk-reduction perspective, those programs are worse.