Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers' Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia

This study reports results from a randomized evaluation of a mandatory six-month Internet-based sexual education course implemented across public junior high schools in 21 Colombian cities. Six months after finishing the course, the study finds a 0...

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Main Authors:	Chong, Alberto, Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco, Karlan, Dean, Valdivia, Martin
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SEX EDUCATION TEENAGE PREGNANCY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/936401555505751901/Do-Information-Technologies-Improve-Teenagers-Sexual-Education-Evidence-from-a-Randomized-Evaluation-in-Colombia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31563

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spelling	okr-10986-315632022-09-19T12:17:41Z Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers' Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia Chong, Alberto Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco Karlan, Dean Valdivia, Martin INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SEX EDUCATION TEENAGE PREGNANCY This study reports results from a randomized evaluation of a mandatory six-month Internet-based sexual education course implemented across public junior high schools in 21 Colombian cities. Six months after finishing the course, the study finds a 0.4 standard deviation improvement in knowledge, a 0.2 standard deviation improvement in attitudes, and a 55 percent increase in the likelihood of redeeming vouchers for condoms as a result of taking the course. The data provide no evidence of spillovers to control classrooms within treatment schools, and it finds that treatment effects are enhanced when a larger share of a student's friends also takes the course. The low cost of the online course along with the effectiveness the study documents suggests this technology is a viable alternative for improving sexual education in middle-income countries. 2019-04-18T20:56:00Z 2019-04-18T20:56:00Z 2019-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/936401555505751901/Do-Information-Technologies-Improve-Teenagers-Sexual-Education-Evidence-from-a-Randomized-Evaluation-in-Colombia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31563 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8821 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Colombia
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description	This study reports results from a randomized evaluation of a mandatory six-month Internet-based sexual education course implemented across public junior high schools in 21 Colombian cities. Six months after finishing the course, the study finds a 0.4 standard deviation improvement in knowledge, a 0.2 standard deviation improvement in attitudes, and a 55 percent increase in the likelihood of redeeming vouchers for condoms as a result of taking the course. The data provide no evidence of spillovers to control classrooms within treatment schools, and it finds that treatment effects are enhanced when a larger share of a student's friends also takes the course. The low cost of the online course along with the effectiveness the study documents suggests this technology is a viable alternative for improving sexual education in middle-income countries.
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author	Chong, Alberto Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco Karlan, Dean Valdivia, Martin
author_facet	Chong, Alberto Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco Karlan, Dean Valdivia, Martin
author_sort	Chong, Alberto
title	Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers' Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia
title_short	Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers' Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia
title_full	Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers' Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia
title_fullStr	Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers' Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia
title_full_unstemmed	Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers' Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia
title_sort	do information technologies improve teenagers' sexual education? evidence from a randomized evaluation in colombia
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/936401555505751901/Do-Information-Technologies-Improve-Teenagers-Sexual-Education-Evidence-from-a-Randomized-Evaluation-in-Colombia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31563
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Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers' Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia

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