High school youth in Grades 9–12 who are in public schools without comprehensive sexual
health education (CSHED) are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behaviors and have …

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between sexual health education
content and sexual health risk behaviors, and the mediating effect of demographic variables …

Two types of sex education are generally offered in the US abstinence-only and
comprehensive sex education. There is no clear scientific consensus over which approach …

We examined the relationship between sexual health education and sexual health risk
behavioral outcomes among adolescents in Florida using Youth Risk Behavior Survey data …

Abstract In March 2020, Washington State passed a law mandating comprehensive sexual
health Education (CSHE) for all students in grades K-12. This report is an exploration of …

Background In 2016, the Niagara Falls City School District initiated a comprehensive
sexuality education program. Comprehensive sexuality education programs (CSE) are an …

Objectives: Adolescents in the United States face crucial sexual health behavior issues,
including consequences of sexually transmitted infections and diseases, pregnancy, and …

In 2007, 48% of US high school students had ever had sexual intercourse, according to
findings from the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). 1 The proportion of students …

The debate over school based sex education in the United States is centered on two major
questions: do schools have a responsibility to teach students about issues related to sex …

The rate of sexual risk behaviors (ie, earlier sexual debut, inconsistent condom use, greater
number of partners), unintended adolescent pregnancies, forced sexual intercourse, and …