The decline in the teen birth rate in the United States since 1973 is attributed both to the fact that teens are waiting longer to have sex and
a. declining poverty rates.
b. more frequent use of contraceptives.
c. fear of HIV.
d. improvements in access to higher education for low income teens.
Question 2In the United States, the teen pregnancy rate is
a. rapidly increasing.
b. slowly but steadily increasing.
c. declining.
d. so small that it is no longer tracked.
Question 3All of the following are likely to reduce the rate of unprotected or risky sexual behavior in teens except
a. focusing on a single variable encouraging young teens to abstain from sex.
b. educating teens about the risks and methods of protecting against sexually transmitted infections.
c. increasing levels of family communication about sexually transmitted infections.
d. changing attitudes among the peer group, for example about the safeness of oral sex.
Question 4Teens who become sexually active prior to age 15 are
a. less likely to engage in unprotected sex than older teens.
b. about as likely as older teens to engage in unprotected sex.
c. more likely than older teens to engage in unprotected sex.
d. more likely than older teens to use a condom to protect against sexually transmitted infections.
Question 5All of these are reasons sexually active adolescents are more vulnerable to STIs than older individuals except
a. they are less likely than older people to use protection against STIs during intercourse.
b. they engage in oral sex and are not aware that is a medium of transmitting STIs.
c. because they recently went through puberty, their bodies are more prone to infection.
d. they are more likely to have multiple sex partners, increasing the odds of contracting an STI.
Question 6The most common STI among people aged 15 to 24 is
a. human papilloma virus.
b. HIV.
c. syphilis.
d. chlamydia.