In a high school health education class, anonymous questions about abstinence, contraception, and sexual activity are answered with prevention-focused, science-based information. The key benefit is that students will most likely:

In a high school health education class, anonymous questions about abstinence, contraception, and sexual activity are answered with prevention-focused, science-based information. The key benefit is that students will most likely:

• A. Be less inclined to want to engage in sexual activity while still in high school
• B. Rely more often on adults rather than peers for advice about dating relationships
• C. Have fewer misconceptions about sexual activity and its consequences
• D. Become more comfortable with talking about sex with their parents/guardians

Answer: (C)

Providing anonymous, prevention-focused, science-based information about abstinence, contraception, and sexual activity gives students accurate facts about sex, its risks, and its consequences. When students learn the true probabilities of pregnancy, the realities of sexually transmitted infections, and how different contraception methods work, myths and misunderstandings are corrected. That clearer understanding is the strongest and most direct benefit, because it supports safer decision-making and reduces misinformation. While adults or parents and peers can be part of students’ support networks, and attitudes or comfort levels with discussing sex may improve for some, the primary outcome of this approach is fewer misconceptions about sexual activity and its consequences.

Providing anonymous, prevention-focused, science-based information about abstinence, contraception, and sexual activity gives students accurate facts about sex, its risks, and its consequences. When students learn the true probabilities of pregnancy, the realities of sexually transmitted infections, and how different contraception methods work, myths and misunderstandings are corrected. That clearer understanding is the strongest and most direct benefit, because it supports safer decision-making and reduces misinformation.

While adults or parents and peers can be part of students’ support networks, and attitudes or comfort levels with discussing sex may improve for some, the primary outcome of this approach is fewer misconceptions about sexual activity and its consequences.