Mulvihill, BSN, RN-C, and director of student health services at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. ... While enrolled in the class, students will be required to be tested for STD's at Beu Health Center. ... If the student has an STD Beu Health Center nurses will use the partner referral program, and notify partners of the infected persons that they should also be tested. ... An article in the April 28th 2000 issue of Morbidity and Mortality summarizes a study that examined the association between gonorrhea rates among adolescents (15-19year olds) and alcohol policies. ... Rai...

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Studies show that 60 % of violence inflicted on prostitutes was committed by the clientele, 20% by police officers, and 20% in their own relationships. ... This is a very touchy topic, studies show that 3 to 5 % of all sexually transmitted diseases are contracted through prostitution. ... Department of Health indicates that no evidence proves that the prostitutes are the carriers of HIV, though a small percentage could possibly be. ... They received letters from business le...

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His studies on the sexual behaviors of male and females help the "sexual revolution." ... His religious father insisted that he should drop his interest un biology an instead he should study engineering. After two years studying engineering Alfred had finally had enough. He stopped studying to become an engineer; instead he enrolled Bowdoin college and studied biology. ... Kinsey's health became worse due to public attack and uncertainty about the future of his institute (Brown, Fee, 2003, p.1). ...

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Many teens don't take sex and their health seriously. ... Black students (72.7%) Hispanic students (52.2%) White students (43.6%) Studies show that Blacks and Hispanics were more likely than Whites to have had sexual intercourse. 16.0% of students have had sexual intercourse with four or more sex partners during their lifetime. 7.2% of students had initiated sexual intercourse before the age of 13 years of age. ... A nation wide study reported that teenage girls feel uncomfortable to say "yes" to a relationship with out saying "yes" to sex." ... Studies run but the World Health O...

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Most teen mothers are less likely to graduate from high school and their kids are often born at low birth weight or experience health and development problems. ... Teenage pregnancy poses a "substantial financial burden to society, estimated at 7 billion annually in lost tax revenues, public assistance, child health care, foster care, and involvement with the criminal justice system"(RTP1). ... Easy and confidential access to family planning services through clinics, school linked health centers and condom availability have been found to help prevent unintended pregnancy (...

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In one study, forty-six percent of rapists who were released from prison were rearrested within three years of their release for another crime . ... "Most state laws require that the victim be evaluated in the emergency room prior to the rape being officially reported-.(1 Up Health) Treatment focuses upon providing sufficient emotional support while attempting to collect adequate evidence to verify the rape. Treatment includes any potential for pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases, offering information to those possibilities, and providing care for the immediate physical and emotio...

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After extensive controlled studies researchers came up with the set point as an explanation as to why people are naturally overweight or thinner. ... Scientists have a health debate over being overweight. Some believe that excess weight can lead to health problems such as high blood pressure or diabetes. ... Psychologists who study love say there are two different types of love; passionate and companionate. ...

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Sex education is the study of the characteristics of being a male or a female. ... For example, the children learn about nocturnal emissions, menstruation and changes that will take place in their bodies, they also learn and study reproduction. ... D., Dean, College of Health and Human Performance. ... Studies show that those methods are becoming effective, because the teenage pregnancy rate has dropped by 11%. ...

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Because of poor prenatal care, these babies are more likely to have health problems at birth causing life long disabilities. ... Unwanted pregnancy incurs a high cost in ill health, wasted opportunities, and social disruption. ... In conclusion, there are many research studies and articles that have concrete evidence that show that sex education does indeed increase the amount of teens who become pregnant and contract STD's. ...

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-According to the National Coalition to Support Sexuality Education, "More than half of American teenagers have had sexual intercourse and face significant sexual health risks. ... September 1997 study in Chicago and New York found that making condoms available in schools did not increase rates of sexual intercourse, but did increase the likelihood of sexually active adolescents using condoms. ... Since 1992, a Los Angeles County High School has handed out free condoms to students, and the study, conducted by the RAND Corp., has delivered an encouraging message for safe-sex advocates, ...

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Heredity, health problems, and emotional and physical stress can cause these variations. ... According to one study, about 65,000 sexual acts or comments on prime-time television occur every year (Meier, 1994, p. 9). ... Experts estimate that the combination of lost tax revenues and increased spending on public assistance, child health care, foster care and the criminal justice system totals about $7 billion annually for births in teens. ... In that case, it is a good idea for the girl to get help by talking to a counselor at school or a health clinic. ...

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"Sex without marriage often ruins people's health and well-being. ... In a study of abstinence classes, the effect that the teacher teaches is very slim. ... There have been many studies done to find out what the kids are doing with the opposite gender. ... Also in the largest study of adult sexual behavior ever done, only 6.9 percent of adults wait until there wedding night to have intercourse for their first time. ...

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Studies suggest that 43% of all American girls will experience at least one pregnancy before they reach the age of 20. ... The sexual revolution of the 60's has affected another dimension of health care. ...

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Catherine Stanger-Hall and David Hall writes: As parents, educators or policy makers it should be our goals that (1) teens can make educated reproductive and sexual health decisions, that (2) teen pregnancy and STD rates are reduced to the rates of other developed nations, and that (3) these trends are maintained through the teenage years into adulthood. (9-10) Teenagers may be old enough to make their own decisions, but they still look up to the adults in their lives. ... It concluded that "Several evaluations have shown that adolescents in schools with and without programs are equally ...

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Reports come from health departments all over the country and government workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention count all the cases of each disease. ... Researchers who study the problem of STDs call sexually transmitted diseases America's "hidden epidemic". ...

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The John Jay study has shown in the population of sex trafficking there is 42% female, 53.5% male and 4.5% transgender victims within the youth(Source 2 3)9.​ ... They do not receive any health care; if they become sick they will remain sick (Source 6 41)3. ...

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