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captainjonesify

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Which of the following is NOT suggested by the authors as a method to reduce teenage pregnancies?
 
  A) Provide compulsory sex education curriculum at all grade levels.
  B) Provide free or low-cost contraceptives to all adolescents who want them.
  C) Educate males to assume (at least) some responsibility for birth control.
  D) Emphasize abstinence from intercourse until the early twenties to minimize risk of pregnancy as well as the risk of contracting AIDS.

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding contraceptive use among teenagers is TRUE?
 
  A) Few teenagers use contraceptives the first time they have intercourse.
  B) There is a definite trend among adolescents to increasingly use condoms during penile-vaginal intercourse.
  C) The significant majority of teenagers use contraceptives consistently and effectively.
  D) Most health care professionals are not willing to provide contraception to teenagers without their parents' knowledge or consent.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B





 

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