Evaluation of Abstinence-Only Education Strategies in Idaho

Publication Date

4-2004

Type of Culminating Activity

Thesis

Degree Title

Master of Health Science, Health Promotion

Supervisory Committee Chair

Caile E. Spear

Supervisory Committee Member

Sarah E. Toevs

Supervisory Committee Member

Bonnie Lind

Abstract

Teenage pregnancy, AIDS, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose a public health problem in America. The United States has one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy among industrialized nations (Sather & Zinn, 2002). For example, the United States rate of teen pregnancy (ages 15 to 19) was 84 per 1000 females in 1996, compared to 43.7 in Australia (Singh & Darroch, 2000). Over four thousand cases of AIDS (ages 13-19) were confirmed in 2001 (United States Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS], 2002) and approximately three million teens have STIs (Alan Guttmacher Institute, 1998).

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