Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs

Saturday September 19, 2009, by Susa Nahmias

Abstinence and abstinence-only education: A review of U.S. policies and programs. Santelli JS, Ott MA, Lyon M, Rogers J, Summers D, Schleifer R. Journal of Adolescent Health 38:72–81, 2006.

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage from A to H GPRHE

Changes in Formal Sex Education: 1995–2002. Duberstein Lindberg L, Santelli JS, Singh S. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 38(4):182–189, 2006.

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Hearing on Abstinence-Only Programs, April 23, 2008, Testimony of Dr. John Santelli, Professor and Chairman, Department of Population and Family Health Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Evaluation of Georgia Abstinence Education Programs 2005

Federal Abstinence Funding - An Overview SIECUS

Federal Abstinence-Only Funding 1982-2009 SIECUS

Federal Abstinence-Only Funding by State SIECUS

Georgia State Profile 2008 SIECUS

The effectiveness of school-based sex education programs in the promotion of abstinence behavior: a meta-analysis. Silva M. Health Ed Research 17(4):471-81, 2002

The Mathematica report or Impacts of abstinence education on teen sexual activity, risk of pregnancy, and risk of sexually transmitted diseases. Trenholm et al, 2008

The Waxman Report: The Content of Federally Funded Abstinence-Only Education Programs