Who do teens want to talk about sex with? Their parents.
Youth Radio blogger Rachel Krantz reflects on a survey published by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and the National Council of La Raza."Although three-quarters of Latino teens say they have talked to their parents about sex, only 49% say that conversation included talk about contraception. Perhaps most surprising is the most common reason given by Latino teens for not using contraception: they are afraid their parents might find out."Rachel speculates that perhaps this fact is related to the statistic that 53% of Latinas become pregnant as teenagers. Read more.