Malovizky D, Lavi B, Modan B
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University Medical School, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Fertil Steril. 1997 Sep;68(3):435-8. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00252-5.
To assess the possibility of reducing the risk of unwanted pregnancy through a controlled intervention program that was based on a sex education workshop.
Educational intervention study.
Newly drafted women in a central absorption army base in Israel.
PATIENT(S): One thousand seven hundred ninety-three female draftees in the Israeli Defence Force.
INTERVENTION(S): A 2-day workshop on sex education at the beginning of army service.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Rate of unwanted pregnancy.
RESULT(S): After 2 years of follow-up, there were approximately 40% fewer unwanted pregnancies among women with a lower socioeconomic and intellectual profile.
CONCLUSION(S): Structured intervention programs may reduce significantly the rate of unwanted pregnancy in young women.
