What do you know about Teen Health?

Circle your answer(s)

Gender: male female

Age: 14 15 16 17 18 19+

Where do you prefer to find information about sexuality and reproduction?

Friends Parents Doctor TV Internet School Other(explain) _______

Are you in or have you taken a Family Living course in high school? Yes No

How much do you think you know about sex and reproduction?

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How important is the prevention of pregnancy to you?

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How much do you think you know about preventing pregnancy?

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How easy would it be to talk to a partner about preventing pregnancy?

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How important is the prevention of STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) to you?

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How much do you think you know about preventing STDs?

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How easy would it be to talk to a partner about preventing STDs?

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There are more than 20 sexually transmitted diseases. List as many as you can:

Answer T for true and F for false for the following statements:

It would be easy to talk to a partner about preventing pregnancy

It would be easy to talk to a partner about preventing STDs

Some STDs cause warts to grow on the sex organs

You can always tell if you or someone else has an STD

A person who has an STD will always tell their partner about the STD

It would be easy to tell past sexual partners that you have an STD and that they may have it too

Some STDs cause a discharge from your sex organs

If you use a condom, you can still get an STD

Both partners are responsible for preventing pregnancy

Condoms are 100% effective in stopping STDs and pregnancy

A person can get an STD from oral sex

All STDs can be cured

Some STDs cause a rash on the face or hands

The birth control pill can prevent STDs and pregnancy

A pregnancy can only happen if the partners are in love

Birth control pills can stop working when taking an antibiotic

Some STDs cause redness in the eyes

It is possible to get an STD the first time a person has skin to skin contact with a partner

This survey has helped me realize that I need to know more about preventing pregnancy and STDs