Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers’ Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluati...

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" Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers’ Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia "
Chong, Alberto; Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco; Karlan, Dean

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	919200
Doc. No	:	LA6th641vg
Title & Author	:	Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers’ Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia [Article]\ Chong, Alberto; Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco; Karlan, Dean
Date	:	2019
Title of Periodical	:	UC Berkeley
Abstract	:	Across public junior high schools in 21 Colombian cities, we conducted a randomized evaluation of a mandatory six-month internet-based sexual education course. Six months after finishing the course, we find a 0.4 standard deviation improvement in knowledge, a 0.2 standard deviation improvement in attitudes, and a 55% increase in the likelihood of redeeming vouchers for condoms as a result of taking the course. We find no evidence of spillovers to control classrooms within treatment schools, and we find 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 we document suggests this technology is a viable alternative for improving sexual education in middle income countries.