RT Journal
A1 Underhill K, Montgomery P, Operario D
T1 MAximizing the clinical relevance of sexual abstinence–only program evaluations
JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
YR 2010
FD July 1
VO 164
IS 7
SP 679
OP 697
DO 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.119
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.119
AB 
The recent evaluation by Jemmott et al1 is a robust contribution to the literature on abstinence-based approaches for preventing sexually transmitted infections. Compared with past studies in our systematic reviews of abstinence-based interventions,2- 3 this trial had remarkable strengths. It was the second trial to evaluate both abstinence-only and comprehensive programs and the first to find a significant long-term benefit of an abstinence-only approach. Its rigorous methods compare favorably with previous studies.