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Article: An adolescent perspective on sexual health education at school and at home: I. high school students.
- Article from:
- The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality
- Article date:
- March 22, 2003
- Author:
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INTRODUCTION
School is a primary source of sexual health information for Canadian youths (McKay & Holowaty, 1997). Well-planned and effectively delivered sexual health education (SHE) can help young people enhance their sexual health and avoid negative sexual outcomes, such as unwanted pregnancy (Baldwin, Whitely, & Baldwin, 1990; Kirby, 2001; Mackie & Oickle, 1996; Munro, Doherty-Poirier, Mayan, & Salmon, 1994). Although SHE is taught in all Canadian provinces and territories, the nature of these programs varies considerably and not all major topics are included (Barrett, 1994; McCall et al., 1999).
Most SHE programs are based on adults' views, but ...