Table 3.
Percentage of sexually experienced females and males aged 15–19 years who received formal instruction on specific sex education topics before the first intercourse, 2006–2010 and 2011–2013
| Topic of formal instruction | Females
|
Males
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 –2010 | 2011 –2013 | 2006 –2010 | 2011 –2013 | |
| Say no to sex | 78 | 70a | 69b | 68 |
| Methods of birth control | 62 | 57 | 52b | 43a,b |
| STDs | 78 | 78 | 80 | 76 |
| HIV/AIDS | 74 | 74 | 77 | 73 |
| Wait to have sex | NA | 68 | NA | 62 |
| Where to get birth control | NA | 46 | NA | 31b |
| How to use condoms | NA | 47 | NA | 54 |
NA =not applicable; STD =sexually transmitted disease.
a
Refers to time. Significantly different from the previous period at p < .05.
b
Refers to gender. Significantly different between total males and total females at p < .05.