
Sex and relationship education
Sex and relationship education (SRE) has been shown to reduce unwanted pregnancies and there is limited evidence that it can increase the likelihood of pupils using contraception during sex.
A review of school-based programmes found that multifaceted interventions, which included sex education, life skills and promoted use of contraception, led to reductions in unintended pregnancies (Oringanje et al, 2009).
Evidence from Kirby and Laris suggests that good quality SRE can have a protective function such as delaying initiation of sex, reducing frequency of sex or the number of sexual partners and increasing the use of condoms or other contraceptive measures.
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