Sex Ed Program

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Sex Ed Program

• Team 2
• Kines 165
• Spring 2006

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The Problem

• Implement a 9th Grade Sex-Ed Program
• Given 1000 Chose between 4 issues
• Birth Control and Contraception
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections
• Sexual Assault/Rape/Violence
• Sexual Orientation issues

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections

• Also known as
• Sexually transmitted infections (STI)
• Venereal diseases (VD)
• Commonly transmitted through sexual contact
• Vaginal intercourse, oral sex, anal sex

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STDs continued

• Types
• Bacterial
• Viral
• Parasites
• Fungal
• Protozoan

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STDs continued

• Many have symptoms
• Often undetected without testing

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STDs continued

• 50 of people acquire an STD
• Over 50 different kinds
• Most common
• Chlamydia
• Herpes
• Gonorrhea

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STDs continued

• Treatments
• Antibiotics and prescription pills/ creams
• Highly prevented through use of contraception
• Teaching contraception, cuts down STDs

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Unintended Pregnancies

• 6.4 million pregnancies in 1988
• 56 were unintended
• 1996
• Women under age 20
• Over 1 million unintended pregnancies
• AIDS related deaths decreased in U.S.

http//www.caps.ucsf.edu/STD-HIV.html
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Age at Time of Unintended Pregnancy
ARHP, New Developments in Contraception
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U.S. Pregnancies Unintended vs. Intended
Intended
51

49
Unintended
22.5
Unintended births
Elective Abortions
26.5
ARHP, New Developments in Contraception
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Contraceptive Use During Month of Unintended
Pregnancy
Elective Abortions 58 used contraception
Unintended Births 48 used contraception
42 did not use contraception
52 did not use contraception
ARHP, New Developments in Contraception
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Where Does the Need to Go?

• HIV prevention and behavior change programs
• In other words
• Birth Control and Contraception Education

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Moving from Abstinence-Only Programs

• Abstinence-Only
• Abstinence as only morally correct option
• Censors information on contraception/disease
  prevention

• Responsible Sex-Ed
• Emphasizes benefits of abstinence
• Teaches about contraception and disease
  prevention

CDC.gov
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Moving from Abstinence-Only Programs

• Responsible Sex-Ed
• Developmentally appropriate information on broad
  range
• Sexual development
• Interpersonal relationships
• Reproductive health
• Responsible Sex-Ed can reduce many problems

CDC.gov
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Sexual Orientation Not The Best Issue

• What is Sexual Orientation?
• Individual's evaluation of their sexual feelings
• Why It's Not the Best Option
• Hard to teach
• Individual's evaluate themselves
• Prejudice, homophobia

Siecus.org
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Sexual Orientation Not The Best Issue Cont.

• More Reasons It's Hard To Teach
• Sexual Orientation NOT a Choice
• May change throughout a person's life
• Statistics (self-identified gay students)
• 48 knew late in High School
• 26 found true sexuality in College

agnr.edu
Siecus.org
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Sexual Assault/Rape/Violence

• What it Is
• Exposure to sexual acts without consent
• Reactions include shock, denial, panic
• Possible Results
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Trouble returning to a normal life

http//www.nccasa.org/teen/GetTheFacts.html
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Why Sexual Assault/Rape/Violence Isnt the Best
Option

• Sexual Violence
• 12 of girls sexually abused
• 5 of boys sexually abused
• 5.8 billion spent annually

• Contraception
• 34 of teenagers pregnant before 20
• At least 7 billion spent annually

familyfirstaid.org
www.cdc.gov
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Why Birth Control/Contraception is the Best Option

• Sexually-active Women
• 10-15 no contraceptive use
• 40 use inconsistently
• A result of ignorance?

CDC.gov
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Why Birth Control/Contraception is the Best Option

• Misconceptions
• Risk of pregnancy vs birth control
• Misinformation causes high unintended pregnancy
  rates
• Myths need to be dispelled
• They cause irrational fears
• Lead to irresponsible sexual activity

ARHP, New Developments in Contraception
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Why Birth Control/Contraception is the Best Option

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
• Birth Control/Contraception Education can reduce
  STDs

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Why Birth Control/Contraception is the Best Option

• Sexual Orientation?
• Not a choice
• Identification occurs well after 9th grade
• Difficult to Teach
• Opinionated
• Bias/Prejudice

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Why Birth Control/Contraception is the Best Option

• Sexual Assault/Rape/Violence?
• Much lower percentage
• Less money spent on problem
• Rape is not a sexual act
• It is a psychologically deviant act
• Thus, sex-ed does not alleviate problem

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Why Birth Control/Contraception is the Best Option

• Birth Control and Contraception
• Most pressing issue for the age
• More and more teens sexually active
• Costs U.S. billions a year
• Education could reduce costs

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