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 0.4 standard deviation improvement in knowledge, a 0....

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Main Authors:	Chong, Alberto, Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco, Karlan, Dean, Valdivia, Martín
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2021
Subjects:	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNET ACCESS SEX EDUCATION TEENAGE PREGNANCY
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36715

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spelling	okr-10986-367152021-12-10T05:10:47Z Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers’ Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia Chong, Alberto Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco Karlan, Dean Valdivia, Martín INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNET ACCESS 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. However, the analysis provides compelling evidence 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. 2021-12-09T21:50:07Z 2021-12-09T21:50:07Z 2020-06 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36715 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article Latin America & Caribbean Colombia
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spellingShingle	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNET ACCESS SEX EDUCATION TEENAGE PREGNANCY Chong, Alberto Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco Karlan, Dean Valdivia, Martín Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers’ Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in 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. However, the analysis provides compelling evidence 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, Martín
author_facet	Chong, Alberto Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco Karlan, Dean Valdivia, Martín
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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
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Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers’ Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia

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