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Bartz, Tiffany – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2007
Scandinavia has long been admired by American liberals and sex education advocates who cite comparable rates of adolescent sexuality, yet lower rates of teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and abortion in Scandinavia. The United States has, however, two variables with which Scandinavia in general, and Norway in particular, has not…
Descriptors: Muslims, Sex Education, Participant Observation, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Kraft, Pal – Journal of Adolescence, 1993
Studied sexual knowledge among Norwegian adolescents (n=1,855) aged 17-19 years. Found knowledge gaps among adolescents on sexual physiology and anatomy, sexually transmitted diseases, and fecundation/contraception. Level of sexual knowledge was higher among girls than boys and increased with increasing age. Sexual knowledge did not predict…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Age Differences, Contraception