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Article: Impact of a Sexual Responsibility Program on Young Males.
- Article from:
- Adolescence
- Article date:
- September 22, 2001
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ABSTRACT
Data are presented from 335 young males who were participants in Wise Guys, a sexual responsibility program of the Family Life Council of Greater Greensboro. Comparisons were made with 145 similar males who did not participate in the program. Positive changes in knowledge and behavior were observed among the program participants but not the comparison group.
Until recently, males were not included in efforts to reduce teen pregnancy. At best, males were regarded as irrelevant; at worst, they were seen as the enemy. Most efforts to document the sexual activity of teenagers did not even include males. For example, although called the National ...