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Sexual activity and access to condoms.(School Study)

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| July 15, 2003 | Perlstein, Steve | COPYRIGHT 2003 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Adolescents in Massachusetts high schools where condoms were available were no more likely to be sexually active than those in schools that did not offer condoms, and students with access to condoms were twice as likely to use them during their most recent sexual encounter.

In a study of 4,166 adolescents in high schools with and without condom use programs, Susan M. Blake, Ph.D., of the George Washington ...

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