HSCI 1120 Lecture Notes - Safe Sex, Harm Reduction
Document Summary
27% of teens are sexually active by 15 years of age. Average length of relationship is 8 months. 76% said they used a condom the last time they had sex. 69% of teens said they did not have the sexual information they felt they needed. 40% of teens said they have never talked with their parents about sex. Predictors of sexual initiation, use of contraception, & pregnancy: disadvantaged communities, physical and social environments, attachments. The sex education and information council of canada (sieccan) actively promotes high-quality sex education in canada. Increase number of safe and pleasurable experience. Accessibility: sex education should be available to everyone so a certain group can"t be left out. Comprehensiveness: sex education should be diverse. Effectiveness of educational approaches and methods: developing skills to help sex education such as promoting safe and positive skills. Training and administrative support: people conducting should be well confident and be open and non- judgmental.
