The effectiveness of school-based sex education programs in the promotion of abstinent behavior: a meta-analysis

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dc.contributor.authorSilva, M
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T12:09:31Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T12:09:31Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractThis review presents the findings from controlled school-based sex education interventions published in the last 15 years in the US. The effects of the interventions in promoting abstinent behavior reported in 12 controlled studies were included in the meta-analysis. The results of the analysis indicated a very small overall effect of the interventions in abstinent behavior. Moderator analysis could only be pursued partially because of limited information in primary research studies. Parental participation in the program, age of the participants, virgin-status of the sample, grade level, percentage of females, scope of the implementation and year of publication of the study were associated with variations in effect sizes for abstinent behavior in univariate tests. However, only parental participation and percentage of females were significant in the weighted least-squares regression analysis. The richness of a meta-analytic approach appears limited by the quality of the primary research. Unfortunately, most of the research does not employ designs to provide conclusive evidence of program effects. Suggestions to address this limitation are provided.
dc.format.extent11 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/her/17.4.471
dc.identifier.issn0268-1153
dc.identifier.pubmedidMEDLINE:12197592
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/her/17.4.471
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/76497
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000177229300008
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Administración;Silva M;S/I;53214
dc.issue.numero4
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoSin adjunto
dc.pagina.final481
dc.pagina.inicio471
dc.publisherOXFORD UNIV PRESS
dc.revistaHEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH
dc.rightsregistro bibliográfico
dc.subjectADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PREVENTION
dc.subjectRISK-TAKING BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectTEENAGE PREGNANCY
dc.subjectIMPACT
dc.subjectAIDS
dc.subjectINVOLVEMENT
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectPROJECT
dc.subjectINITIATION
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleThe effectiveness of school-based sex education programs in the promotion of abstinent behavior: a meta-analysis
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen17
sipa.codpersvinculados53214
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.indexScopus
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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