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Research indicates mixed outcomes of sex education programs on teenage pregnancy, highlighting possible effects of school-based clinics.
Stout and Rivara stated that published studies concerning the impact of sex education programs on teenage pregnancy demonstrate no measurable effect. When discussing school-based clinics, however, they stated that in two such programs "substantial declines" in the rate of teenage pregnancy were observed. In the Baltimore program, the pregnancy rate was reported as pregnancies among the sexually active students only; however, if pregnancies increased, but not as much as an increase in sexual activity, an actual increase in pregnancies could appear as a reduction.
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