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Sexual abstinence only programmes to prevent HIV infection in high income countries
British Medical Journal ^ | 26 July 2007 | Kristen Underhill, Paul Montgomery, Don Operario

Posted on 10/13/2008 4:24:33 AM PDT by sciencefreeper

Data sources: 30 electronic databases without linguistic or geographical restrictions to February 2007, contacts with experts, hand searching, and cross referencing.

Conclusion: Programmes that exclusively encourage abstinence from sex do not seem to affect the risk of HIV infection in high income countries...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: abstinence; hiv; sexed; sexeducation

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