Young people in the USA view the sex education they receive as outdated and insufficient.
The prevalence rates of sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy among adolescents …

Sexual education plays an essential role in preventing unplanned pregnancy and the
transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). School-based sexual education …

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

We examined young gay, bisexual, and questioning men's (YGBQM) experiences with
school-based sex education as they sought to learn about sex and sexual health, and their …

Purpose School-based sex education plays a vital role in the sexual health and well-being
of young people. Little is known, however, about the effectiveness of efforts beyond …

CONTEXT While sex education is almost universal in US schools, its content varies
considerably. Topics such as abstinence, and basic information on HIV and other sexually …

Comprehensive sexual health education increases sexual health knowledge and decreases
adverse health outcomes and high-risk behaviors in heterosexual youth but lacks …

Objective To examine US public opinion on sex education in schools to determine how the
public's preferences align with those of policymakers and research scientists. Design Cross …

Because most youth are enrolled in school for many years before they initiate sex and when
they initiate sex, schools have the potential for reducing adolescent sexual risk‐taking. This …

Sex education in the United States is limited in both its content and the measures used to
collect data on what is taught. The risk-reduction framework that guides the teaching of sex …