2. Statistics of Teenage Pregnancy Pregnancy rates in the U.S. Dropped by a stunning 28 percent in the 1990s Downward trend is increasing even in this decade 40% of all young women become pregnant before they turn 20 ¼ of sexually experienced teenagers contracts an STD every year.
3. Public Attitude Toward Sex Education Sex education in the public school system Hispanics and those that have a high level of religiosity are less likely to support sex education in schools
4. Studies That Show a Reduction to Teenage Pregnancy Efficacy of a Theory-Based Abstinence-Only Intervention over 24 Months. Abstinence only theory. Was not supported because it did not support abstinence until marriage. Effective Approaches to reducing Adolescent Unprotected Sex, Pregnancy, and Childbearing. Sex and HIV education curricula with specified characteristics One-on-One clinician-patient protocols in health settings with some common qualities Service learning programs A particular intensive youth development program with multiple components
5. Studies That Show a Reduction to Teenage Pregnancy conti. Sexual Risk Attitudes and Intentions of Youth Aged 12-14 Years Differences in sexual risk attitudes and intentions for three groups Experimental program, n=90 Attention control, n=80 Nonparticipant control, n=634 Comprehensive Abstinence-Based Program for Minority Youth: Comparing Church and Public School Outcomes 9hr. Federally funded Abstinence based given to minority youth Uses a nonequivalent control group design MANOVA compared an unduplicated sample of 620 youth completing the program in churches N=248 MANOVA compared an unduplicated sample of 620 youth completing the program in public school setting N=372 Youth at churches scored better on choosing abstinence over the students in public schools
6. Science Based Prevention Prevention Delivery Prevention Support Prevention Synthesis & Translation
7. Programs That Help Once Teen Does Get Pregnant Alabama Teen Parent Programs Qualitative research Design Interviews Focus Groups Document Review Revealed the real life experiences of individuals involved with teen parent programs in Alabama Had influences on the policies that affected their lives and those of their children
