A lot of people tend to lack confidence when it comes to the few sex education classes out there. Does it really work? Will kids learn from the classroom perspective on sex education? Well, a study recently showed that teenagers with some sort of sex education are more likely to delay having sex until after 15-years-old.
I know what you’re thinking – “15-years-old, that’s it?! These stupid studies don’t prove anything!”
But if you think about it, nowadays kids are having sex right around puberty. So, what’s that? 12, maybe 13?
Well, the study was conducted by researchers from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention where they analyzed responses from over 2,000 teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19.
What they found:
- Boys in this age bracket who received some sort of sex education were 71 percent less likely to have sex before 15.
- Girls in this age bracket who received some sort of sex education were 59 percent less likely to have sex before 15.
- Males attending school with sex education were almost three times more likely to use some sort of birth control the first time they had sex.
"Formal sex education was particularly beneficial for youth who are traditionally considered to be at high risk for adverse sexual health outcomes, such as sexually transmitted diseases or unplanned pregnancies," says lead study author Trisha Mueller, an epidemiologist at the CDC's Division of Reproductive Health.
"Sex education should be continued to be supported in formal settings, such as schools, and to be the most effective, should occur before youth engage in sexual intercourse for the first time."
The interesting part of this survey is the fact that there were a higher percentage of males that were less likely to have sex than females. Why is that? Do girls have more pressure to have sex than guys?
Well, I don’t know the answer because I was never a girl. (At least, I can’t remember from previous lives.) But I think it may have to do with the influence with their surroundings. This could include anything from friends, family, television, music or simply what they see with kids in their school.
What do you think?
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IMO the class definetly makes a difference. Education of anything makes a difference peorid. The topic of sex from a parent to a 12 or 13 years old can be very ackward and time after time I see the subject being brought up but as far as education goes its not being addressed. Also I think sex ed benifits kids who are afraid to ask their parents questions. The class is a great way for issues to be addressed w/o making the child feel like they may be punished.
below 15?? I hope it doesn't happen to my future kids.
I guess they feel that is progress of some sort. I beg to differ. Being sexually active at 15-years old is still something to be looked down upon, not applauded, so they could have kept this study. The values and morale of children today have gone down hill and the rate of children having sex at such a tender age will decline as soon as parents become parents and teach their children about abstinence and respecting sex and its role in the marital arrangement.
But whatever! Who am I!?
MARCUS LANGFORD
That's because all those pictures scare the mess out of them. I remember thinking ewwww that's gross.
btw/fyi, precocity is an evolutionary advantage.