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# Empirical Evidence in Support of Abstinence
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/3848/
- Published: 2006-02-04T13:57:26.000Z
- Updated: 2006-02-04T13:57:26.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: TWE, #wpChunk

> A change in the sexual behavior of young people in Zimbabwe probably caused a sharp decline in HIV virus infections in the south African country, according to a study published in the United States.

> A reduction in casual sex among experienced men and women, and the delay of others' first sexual experiences, drove a steep fall in the rate of infections of HIV, the virus which causes AIDS, said the study.

[Link](http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060203/hl%5Fafp/uszimbabwehealthresearchsexaids%5F060203180854?ref=thedailyeudemon.com).

Something so common sensical--the efficacy of abstinence--shouldn't need empirical proof, but for those who need it, they can look to Zimbabwe.