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Question 1

Goals of the Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education:

Answer 1

Promoting positive sexual health outcomes

Reducing negative sexual health outcomes

Question 2

Positive sexual health outcomes?

Answer 2

Rewarding sexual relationships!

INFORMED sexual and reproductive decisions!

EXPLORING one’s sexual identity!

Maintaining healthy mental and physical state!

Question 3

Negative sexual health outcomes?

Answer 3

STI’s
Unwanted pregnancy
Sexual violence and abuse
Sexual discrimination
Coercive sex

Question 4

Canadian Guidelnes for sexy health educatey list 5 key principles:

Answer 4

Accessibility!
COmprehensiveness!
Effective approaches (ie evidence based lmao)
Training and support
Program planning, evaluation, and revision

Question 5

IMB MODEL! What is?

Answer 5

Information
Motivation
Behavioural skills

Question 6

Apply the IMB model to condom use

Answer 6

Information: I know how to use condoms, why they are recommended, and where to get them

Motivation: I feel comfortable discussing condom use with a partner. My friends all use condoms. Condoms alter sex this way or that way

Behavioural Skills: I know how to put one on and how to ask my partner if they have them, how to express my desire to use one

Question 7

Two primary types of sex ed programs in North America

Answer 7

Comprehensive

Abstinence-only

Question 8

Comprehensive sex ed programs?

Answer 8

Operate on the understanding that most will have premarital sex. Teaches about having safe sex as well as abstinence practices. Teaches strategies to avoid negative outcomes

Question 9

Abstinence-only sex ed?

Answer 9

Refraining from sex until marriage
Doesn’t talk about contraceptive
Doesn’t talk about positive sex outcomes or negative sex outcomes!

Question 10

Why are abstinence-only programs terrible?

Answer 10

Don’t decrease likelihood of

• sex
• STIs
• unwanted pregnancy

Ignores sexual diversity! Disadvantages some youth and LGBTQ+!

Withholds vital information for VOLUNTARY and INFORMED decision making!

Question 11

Components of effective sex ed programs!

Answer 11

• Theoretical foundation
• Clarity of messages taught
• Appropriateness towards age and audience
• Activities related to sexual communication! And navigating social norms and beliefs and misconceptions regarding sex
• ACTIVE application of knowledge!
• SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
• KNOWLEDGEABLE EDUCATORS
• program evaluation!

Question 12

Sex Ed curriculum topics: masturbation?

Answer 12

Yes in: NL, PEI, NB, ON

No in: NS, MB, SK, AB, BC, NWT

Question 13

Sex ed topics: sexual pleasure?

Answer 13

Yes: PEI, NB, ON, MB, NWT

No: NL, NS, SK, AB, BC

Question 14

Sexual orientation is not discussed in…

Answer 14

MB
AB
BC

Question 15

Gender Identity is not discussed in

Answer 15

NL, MB, SK, AB, BC, NWT, NU

Question 16

Sex ed programs do discuss…

Answer 16

Assault
STIs
Contraception
Reproductive system

Question 17

Sexual abuse is taught in KINDERGARTEN in…

Answer 17

NS, NB, BC, Yukon

Question 18

Grade 9 & Grade 11 students, boys and girls: difference sin beliefs about masturbation and casual sex

Answer 18

Boys had 2x acceptance beliefs as girls

Question 19

Condom use: increasing or decreasing?

Answer 19

Increased! 62%-68%, ‘03-‘10

Significant increases in AB, ON, NB

Question 20

STI rates: increasing or decreasing?

Answer 20

Increases in chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, since late ‘90s

Question 21

Pregnancy rates: increasing or decreasing?

Answer 21

Steadily decreasing since 1990s

Except increases in Atlantic provinces and MB

Question 22

Does talking about sex lead to sex?

Answer 22

No!!!!!!!
It does not!!!!!
It may even delay sex!!!!

Question 23

Are peer-to-pear sex ed models good?

Answer 23

Yes they r correlated with positive outcomes

Question 24

What percentage of LGBTQ+ youth report feeling unsafe in school?

Answer 24

64%