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10 questions to test your knowledge about sexual and reproductive health. Award yourself 10 points for each correct answer.
1.
What percentage of Americans are not virgins when they get married?
a) 50%
b) 75%
c) 95%
c) 95%.
The vast majority of Americans have sex before marriage, including those who abstain from sex during their teenage years. This trend has been roughly the same for the past 40 years.
2.
In Uganda, where abortion is illegal under nearly all circumstances, how does the abortion rate compare to that of the United States?
a) It is more than twice the U.S. rate
b) It is less than half the U.S. rate
c) There are virtually no abortions in Uganda
a) It is more than twice the U.S. rate
The abortion rate in Uganda is 54 per 1,000 women, compared to 21 per 1,000 women in the U.S. Abortion rates are often highest in countries where the procedure is most severely restricted because there are usually few resources (such as contraception and sex education) available to help prevent unintended pregnancies. Conversely, some of the world’s lowest abortion rates can be found in countries with the most liberal abortion laws.
3.
In the United States, from 1995 to 2002, the proportion of teens receiving formal instruction about birth control methods:
a) increased among both genders
b) declined among both genders
c) declined among males but not females
b) declined among both genders.
From 1995 to 2002, formal instruction about birth control methods declined from 81% to 66% among males and from 87% to 70% among females. This, combined with increases in reports of abstinence education among males (from 74% to 83%), resulted in a higher proportion of teenagers' receiving instruction only about abstinence (males, 9% to 24%; females, 8% to 21%).
4.
In the West African nation of Ghana, what percent of 15-19 year old girls think they cannot get pregnant if they have sex standing up?
a) 1%
b) 7%
c) 21%
c) 21%.
Many myths about sex and reproduction proliferate in Ghana. Some 17% of Ghanaian girls in this age range believe that a woman cannot get pregnant the first time she has sexual intercourse, while 21% believe that a woman cannot become pregnant if she washes herself thoroughly immediately after sex.
5.
Among women having an abortion in the United States, what percent identify themselves with a religion?
a) 26%
b) 33%
c) 78%
c) 78%.
42.8% identify themselves as being Protestant, 27.4% as being Catholic and 7.6% as "other." The abortion rate for Protestant women is slightly lower than that for Catholic women (18 vs. 22 per 1,000), and substantially lower than those for women of other religions and women who do not identify with any religion (31 and 30 per 1,000, respectively).
6.
Which of the following statements about emergency contraception (EC) is true?
a) In the U.S., EC must be kept behind pharmacy counters
b) Women under age 18 in the U.S. still need a prescription
c) The U.S. government does not distribute EC through its foreign aid programs
d) All of these statements are true
d) All of these statements are true.
In the U.S., despite FDA approval of over-the-counter access to Plan B emergency contraception in 2006, restrictions continue to obstruct access, especially for adolescents. And overseas, while USAID’s family planning program supports information and education programs related to EC, USAID has always excluded a dedicated EC product from its contraceptive commodities program.
7.
For every $1 the U.S. government spends on family planning services under Title X, how much is saved in pregnancy-related health costs?
a) $1.90 for every $1
b) $2.60 for every $1
c) $3.80 for every $1
c) $3.80 for every $1.
Doubling funding for Title X would help nearly 1.4 million new clients to obtain contraceptive services, averting approximately 243,750 unintended pregnancies, 98,230 abortions and over $1 billion in Medicaid costs. In short, 100% expansion of Title X would cost $283 million and yield $794 million in savings.
8.
The 24% decline in teen pregnancy in the United States between 1995 and 2002 is mainly the result of:
a) A sharp decline in adolescent sexual activity
b) An increase in oral and anal sex and a decrease in vaginal sex
c) Improved contraceptive use
d) Widespread fear of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections
c) Improved contraceptive use.
A 2006 analysis by Columbia University and Guttmacher Institute researchers found that 86% of the decline in teen pregnancy was due to dramatic improvements in contraceptive use, including more teens using any contraceptive methods at all, more teens using certain highly effective methods and more teens using multiple methods. Approximately 14% of the decline was due to more adolescent girls delaying sexual intercourse.
9.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, where the AIDS epidemic has hit hardest, condom supplies amount to about how many condoms per man per year?
a) 100
b) 50
c) 5
c) 5.
The global supply of male condoms provided by donors to the developing world doubled between 2000 and 2005 to more than two billion. Although Sub-Saharan Africa received more than half of that supply, the average annual number of condoms per man in that region is only 5.
10.
True or False: Fewer than half of all sexually active adult men in the United States receive any sexual or reproductive health services each year
a) true
b) false
b) True.
Only 48% of sexually active men aged 20-44 reported receiving any sexual or reproductive health services in the past year, most commonly a testicular exam (35%) or services for HIV (21%) or other STDs (19%).
 
 
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