A reduction in the number of unwanted pregnancies among female army draftees through a controlled intervention
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1Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University Medical School, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Objective:
To assess the possibility of reducing the risk of unwanted pregnancy through a controlled intervention program that was based on a sex education workshop.
Design:
Educational intervention study.
Setting:
Newly drafted women in a central absorption army base in Israel.
Patient(S):
One thousand seven hundred ninety-three female draftees in the Israeli Defence Force.
Intervention(S):
A 2-day workshop on sex education at the beginning of army service.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Rate of unwanted pregnancy.
Result(S):
After 2 years of follow-up, there were approximately 40% fewer unwanted pregnancies among women with a lower socioeconomic and intellectual profile.
Conclusion(S):
Structured intervention programs may reduce significantly the rate of unwanted pregnancy in young women.
