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Show PLEASE SEXPLAIN: WHY SEX EDUCATION SHOULD BE COMPREHENSIVE! EMILY TWOHIG, SRN, SBSN This project focuses on research and analysis of the potential outcomes on STIs and teen pregnancy rates in The United States if comprehensive sex education was standardized and mandatory nation-wide. It also explores the negative impacts on individuals and society of teen pregnancy and STIs. Your Logo Here 1 ●The US doesn’t have a national standard set with specific criteria for sex education taught in schools ●Most school have abstinence-focused structure with some other supplemental information ●This disparity could be leading to an increase in teen pregnancy and STIs ●Social disparities for teen mothers include a higher risk of: Not graduating, living in poverty, depending on public assistance, and being in overall poor health as well as increased social disparities for the child. (Bradford, 2020). ●High cost to individuals and society: Annual cost on teen pregnancy care: 9.4 billion dollars & an annual cost on STI Tx: 16 billion dollars. (Bradford, 2020). BACKGROUND INTERVENTION ●Create a mandatory comprehensive sex education requirement at a national level ●This change in policy would lead to less variance in education country wide, more informed teenagers, and less financial burden on the country from sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy ●This change would start with policy makers and would use teachers as the main puppet in the plan to provide the education to students ●The solution to this is almost similar to the problem itself; talk about it more. The more it is talked about and as time goes on this way, the subject becomes less taboo. For teens in the United States of America, will implementing a higher quality and more comprehensive sex education in schools throughout the next fifteen years effect teen sexually transmitted infection rates as well as teen pregnancy rates when compared to low quality and noncomprehensive sex education offered in some areas of the U.S.? PICOT PLEASE SEXPLAIN: WHY SEX EDUCATION SHOULD BE Upcoming Deposits COMPREHENSIVE! Emily Twohig University of Utah College of Nursing NURS 4605 EXPECTED OUTCOMES ● Teens will receive comprehensive sex education and be more informed about decision making ● Teen STI and pregnancy rates will decrease over the next 15 years ●The cost related to this issue will decrease and minimize the burden on healthcare, society, and individuals over that 15 year span ●The United States ranks 1st among developed nations in rates of both teenage pregnancy and STIs. (Stanger-Hall, K. F., & Hall, D. W., 2011). ● The findings from various research studies 2 concluded that adolescents who received comprehensive sex education were significantly less likely to report teen pregnancy than those who received abstinence only education. (Kohler, P. K., Manhart, L. E., & Lafferty, W. E., 2008) ● The federal government invests over 175 million dollars annually in “abstinence-only-untilmarriage” programs. (Ott, M. A., & Santelli, J. S., 2007). EVIDENCE RESOURCES Kate Bradford, T. (2020, October 01). State Policies on Sex Education in Schools. Retrieved November 02, 2020, from https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-policies-on-sexeducation-in-schools.aspx Kohler, P. K., Manhart, L. E., & Lafferty, W. E. (2008, January 31). Abstinence-Only and Comprehensive Sex Education and the Initiation of Sexual Activity and Teen Pregnancy. Journal of Adolescent Health. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X07 004260. Ott, M. A., & Santelli, J. S. (2007). Abstinence and abstinence-only education. Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology, 19(5), 446– 452. https://doi.org/10.1097/GCO.0b013e3282efdc0b Stanger-Hall, K. F., & Hall, D. W. (2011). Abstinence-only education and teen pregnancy rates: why we need comprehensive sex education in the U.S. PloS one, 6(10), e24658. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024658 |
