CYC 702 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Executive Functions, Plaintext, Domineering
17 Nov 2016
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Chapter 8 teenage pregnancy, stis, and risky sexual behaviour. The scope of the problem: teen pregnancy. Currently teen pregnancy rates are at a record low. A sexually active teen who does not use contraception has a 90% chance of pregnancy. Regular use of alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana by 14 and 15 year olds is also related to their engagement in sexual intercourse. Boys are more likely than girls to be actively using alcohol or drugs during the time when they are sexually active. Engaging in risky sexual activity (being poorly informed about the body, sex, and reproduction; having unprotected sex; being too young at first coitus; etc. ) also presets dangers of acquiring. The scope of the problem: hiv and other sexually transmitted infections. In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner, a teen girl has a Males make up more than three-quarters of hiv diagnoses among 13 to 19 year olds.
