Teenage Pregnancy
Conditions
Brief summary
The Northwest Coalition for Adolescent Health (NWCAH) replicated the Teen Outreach Program (TOP) in five states across the pacific northwest including Idaho, Alaska, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The purpose of this study is to measure: at the end of the program year, were TOP students less likely than control group students to report ever being pregnant or causing someone to be pregnant?
Interventions
Students received the Teen Outreach Program as described previously.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Has parental consent and student assent * Attends one of the schools and/or classes chosen for the program
Exclusion criteria
* Lack of consent or assent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pregnancies | 9 months | In the spring at the end of the program year, did the Teen Outreach Program students report significantly fewer pregnancies or births than the students in the Community Voices (the counterfactual) program? |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pregnancies at follow up | 21 months | In the spring, one year following the end of the program year, did the Teen Outreach Program students report significantly fewer pregnancies or births than the students in the Community Voices (the counterfactual) program? |
| Sexual behavior | 9 months | In the Spring, at the end of the program year, what is the impact of the Teen Outreach program relative to the Community Voices program (the counterfactual) on sexual behavior? |
| Contraceptive use | 9 months | In the Spring, at the end of the program year, what is the impact of the Teen Outreach program relative to the Community Voices program (the counterfactual) on contraception use? |