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However, those under 30 are more likely to believe these programs are effective
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Most programs intended to prevent or reduce HIV/AIDS have focused on "safe sex" and the use of condoms, both in this country and abroad. The use of condoms and other contraceptives have also been central to many campaigns to reduce unwanted pregnancies, particularly among teenage girls. However, some conservatives and religious critics of these programs are concerned that promoting condom use encourages promiscuity. This has apparently led to an increase in programs designed to promote abstinence from sex before marriage as a safer and more moral way to prevent HIV/AIDS and unwanted pregnancies. The question is, do these programs work?
A new Harris Poll finds that only minorities of all U.S. adults, albeit substantial minorities, believe that these abstinence programs work well. Most adults do not believe these programs are effective in reducing extra-marital sex, HIV/AIDS or unwanted pregnancies. Interestingly, however, younger adults are much more likely to believe these programs work. A majority of adults under the age of 30 believe they are at least somewhat effective in preventing or reducing HIV/AIDS,...
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