Positive youth development, unintended pregnancy Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Youth in treatment (TOP) schools will receive TOP lessons delivered through Health, HOPE, Critical Thinking/Career Research, and Leadership classes. The TOP is considered supplemental education for th
Sponsors
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USA)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Both male and female between 13-18 years old 2. Eligible youth include all students who are enrolled in a Health, Health Opportunities through Physical Education (HOPE), Critical Thinking, Career Research, or Leadership class in one of 28 participating high schools in Florida, except in high schools where random sub-sampling occurred at the class level.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Youth are deemed ineligible if: 1. They are not enrolled in a class randomly selected for the evaluation 2. They joined a participating class after the time at which the robo-call was made and permission forms were distributed 3. They had any illness or disability that prevented them from participating in the survey.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Sexual activity, to be assessed one year after the end of treatment through self-report survey: ?Have you ever had sexual intercourse?? 2. Pregnancy, to be assessed one year after the end of treatment through self-report survey: "To the best of your knowledge, have you ever been pregnant or gotten someone pregnant, even if no child was born?? All outcomes for cohort 1 (includes youth from both treatment and control schools, class beginning in August 2012) and cohort 2 (includes youth from both treatment and control schools, class beginning in August 2013) will be assessed at baseline (T1), nine months later at immediate post-program (T2), and one year post-program (T3). The first cohort of youth will also be assessed at two years post-program (T4). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Sexual activity, to be assessed at the end of treatment through self-report survey: ?Have you ever had sexual intercourse?? 2. 5'Cs of positive youth development, to be assessed at the end of treatment through self-report survey: The outcome is a composite of 5 domains: Character (20 items), Competence (16 items), Caring (9 items), Connection (16 items), and Confidence (11 items). 3. 5'Cs of positive youth development, to be assessed one year after the end of treatment through self-report survey: The outcome is a composite of 5 domains: Character (20 items), Competence (16 items), Caring (9 items), Connection (16 items), and Confidence (11 items). All outcomes for cohort 1 (includes youth from both treatment and control schools, class beginning in August 2012) and cohort 2 (includes youth from both treatment and control schools, class beginning in August 2013) will be assessed at baseline (T1), nine months later at immediate post-program (T2), and one year post-program (T3). The first cohort of youth will also be assessed at two years post-program (T4). | — |
Countries
United States of America
Outcome results
None listed