CONTENTS

         Chapters
  1. Growing Numbers, Diverse Needs
  2. Growth, Change, and Risk
  3. Programs for Young Adults
  4. Evaluation Findings
  5. Winning Support from the Community and Young Adults

HIGHLIGHTS

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Volume XXIII, Number 3
October, 1995
 Evaluation Findings

Formal evaluations find that most programs for young adults can increase their knowledge about reproductive health and foster positive attitudes towards healthy behavior (see Table 10). To go further and reduce unsafe behavior, programs need not only to provide accurate information but also to tell young people how they can protect themselves, help them identify and resist pressures to be sexually active, and help them rehearse negotiating to avoid sex or at least assure safer sexual behavior. Contrary to some critics' fears, these programs do not increase sexual activity among young people. These findings come mainly from large, well-funded programs in US schools. These programs are not necessarily those with the best chance of success, however. They are often located in schools whose students are most likely to engage in early and frequent sexual intercourse.

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