Teen Pregnancy
Conditions
Keywords
Teen Pregnancy, Prevention, Positive Youth Development, Financial Literacy, College and Career Readiness, School Based Intervention, Age 13-19, Behavior Modification
Brief summary
The study is a an evaluation of the teen pregnancy prevention curriculum Decisions, Responsibility, Empowerment, Accountability, Motivations & Success (DREAMS) through a random control trial. The evaluation will take place in high schools in the greater Houston area. Five cohorts of two classes each in ten HS schools will be used. Randomization will occur each semester for five semesters. Curriculum is ten modules in length delivered in 45 minute classes twice a week for five weeks.
Detailed description
The study is a an evaluation of the teen pregnancy prevention curriculum Decisions, Responsibility, Empowerment, Accountability, Motivations & Success (DREAMS) through a random control trial. The evaluation will take place in high schools in the greater Houston area. Five cohorts of two classes each in ten HS schools will be used. Randomization will occur each semester for five semesters. Curriculum is ten modules in length delivered in 45 minute classes twice a week for five weeks.
Interventions
OTHERDREAMS Curriculum
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Curriculum as described in arm/group description.
Sponsors
Department of Health and Human Services
Winter Rose Services, LLC
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
Students are masked through
Intervention model description
Two groups of participants. group A will receive the DREAMS Curriculum intervention. Group B (Control group) will receive curriculum already in place at school.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
13 Years to 19 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Age 13-19; enrolled in participating high school health class; passive consent received;
Exclusion criteria
Students who enrolled in classes post baseline. Students who had previously failed the HS course and was already exposed to DREAMS curriculum.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants who had sex without a condom | immediately post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months-post intervention | Number of participants who had sex without a condom. The relative difference of condom usage during penile-vaginal sex acts in the intervention versus control group at post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention. |
| Number of participants who ever had sex | immediately post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months-post intervention | Number of participants who ever had sex. The relative difference of ever having sex (penile-vaginal sex acts) in the intervention versus control group at post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention. |
| Number of penile-vaginal sex acts | immediately post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months-post intervention | Number of penile-vaginal sex acts. The relative difference of the number of penile-vaginal sex acts in the intervention versus control group at post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention. |
| Number of participants who used other birth control methods | immediately post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months-post intervention | Number of participants who used other birth control methods. The relative difference of birth control methods (e.g., the pill, the patch) during penile-vaginal sex acts in the intervention versus control group at post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention. |
| Number of participants who had an STI | immediately post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months-post intervention | Number of participants who had an STI. The relative difference of reported STI in the intervention versus control group at post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention. |
| Number of participants who increased knowledge concerning risks associated with unprotected sex | immediately post intervention | Number of participants who increased knowledge concerning risks associated with unprotected sex. The relative difference of knowledge gained in the intervention versus control group at immediately post-intervention. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants (by gender, age, and race/ethnicity) who had had a teenage pregnancy | 12-months-post intervention | Number of participants (by gender, age, and race/ethnicity) who had had a teenage pregnancy. The relative difference of teenage pregnancies (among genders, ages, and race/ethnicity) in the intervention versus control group at 12-months post-intervention. |
| Number of participants who had had a teenage pregnancy | 12-months-post intervention | Number of participants who had had a teenage pregnancy. The relative difference of teenage pregnancies in the intervention versus control group at 12-months post-intervention. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed