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View Resource What Teens Know and Don't (But Should) About Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (see the February 9, 1999 Scout Report for Social Sciences), this new national survey of 15- to 17-year-olds examines their knowledge, awareness, attitudes, and behavior in relation to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Despite national estimates claiming that about one in four teenagers contracts an STD every year, most teens underestimate...

https://www.kff.org/hivaids/report/kff-what-teens-know-and-d...