Pregnancy in Adolescence
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to determine if the Positive Prevention PLUS teen pregnancy prevention program has an impact on abstinence, birth control use, and likelihood of becoming pregnant.
Detailed description
A clustered randomized controlled trial (CRCT) was employed where participating high school sites were randomly assigned either to a treatment group that implemented the Positive Prevention PLUS program or a control group. Students completed a self-administered survey at baseline (prior to program implementation) and a 6 month follow-up survey (post program implementation). Eligible students in the sample included all male and female 9th-grade students from 21 high schools enrolled in mandatory 9th-grade health, science, or physical education classes, to which the district assigns students randomly. Of the 7,042 eligible students, 4,267 received parental consent and were enrolled in the study. Outcome variables include initiation of sexual activity, ever been pregnant, and birth control use.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPositive Prevention PLUS
PP+ has elven 45 minute lessons: (1) Getting Started, (2) Life Planning, (3) Healthy Relationships, (4) Relationship Violence, (5) Family Planning and Contraceptives, (6) Myths and Stereotypes, (7) HIV Disease and AIDS, (8) Recognizing and Reducing Risk, (9) Peer and Media Pressures, (10) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Testing and Community Resources, and (11) Steps to Success.
Sponsors
Department of Health and Human Services
California State University, San Bernardino
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 19 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Must have parental consent and be in the eligible school sites.
Exclusion criteria
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Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ever had sex (Yes/No) | 6 months | Ever had sex (Yes/No) |
| Ever been pregnant (Yes/No) | 6 months | Ever Been Pregnant (or gotten someone pregnant) (Yes/No) |
| Sex without using birth control in prior 3 months (Yes/No) | 6 months | Ever had sex without using birth control in prior 3 months (Yes/No) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed