Quite the issue to spend millions researching, eh!
i've been wondering how the new sex-educated generation is faring with sexuality issue in comparison to the earlier generation that was mostly informed of the moral implications of their sexuality.
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Cedar Falls, Ia. -- The University of Northern Iowa announced a research program to reduce the high rate of unintended pregnancies among young women in Iowa. UNI will receive $11.5 million over five years to develop and lead several applied research investigations to determine the effectiveness of education projects aimed at increasing knowledge and utilization of pregnancy-planning services. The UNI program is a part of the recently announced Iowa Initiative to Reduce Unintended Pregnancies.
Mary Losch, assistant director of the UNI Center for Social and Behavioral Research and associate professor of psychology, will direct the research efforts. Losch was selected to lead the project because of her long-standing work and expertise in maternal and child health in Iowa.
"The research will focus primarily on women ages 18 to 30," said Losch. "Our goal is to gain a solid understanding of the best ways to increase knowledge and influence attitudes and behaviors that will result in fewer unintended pregnancies and fewer abortions. Currently, about half of the pregnancies in the state are unintended -- either mistimed or unwanted. The majority of women who do not want to be pregnant report that neither they nor their partners were using contraception at the time of conception. We need to better understand Iowa women's attitudes and beliefs about contraception and how we can use community partners to increase referrals to services and care designed to reduce unintended pregnancies."
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The overall research effort directed by Losch will include five individual projects led by faculty collaborators at UNI, the University of Iowa College of Public Health and College of Pharmacy, and the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Each of the projects will test the efficacy of a specific method that educates about family planning and contraceptive services. Projects will take place throughout the state.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080131/NEWS/80131020/-1/NEWS04
