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Rapid Communication| Volume 234, P223-224, March 2019

EBCOG position statement – Public health role of sexual health and relationships education

Published:January 17, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.01.002

      Abstract

      Sexual and relationship education should be part of educational curriculum in early teenage years. The young people should be provided with evidence based education to reduce the risks of untimed pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.

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