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Safer Sex Intervention: Final Impact Report from

Safer Sex Intervention: Final Impact Report from the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study

This research report details the impact findings from the evaluation of three replications of the Safer Sex Intervention (SSI), a clinic-based intervention intended to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and increase condom use among high-risk sexually active female adolescents. The study examined data from three diffe
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Safer Sex Intervention: Impact Findings from the

Safer Sex Intervention: Impact Findings from the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study (Research Brief)

This research brief highlights the impact findings from the evaluation of three replications of the Safer Sex Intervention (SSI), a clinic-based intervention intended to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and increase condom use among high-risk sexually active female adolescents. The study examined data from three dif
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Reducing the Risk: Final Impact Report from the

Reducing the Risk: Final Impact Report from the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study

This research report details findings from the evaluation of Reducing the Risk, a sexual health curriculum developed in the early 1990s to help prevent pregnancy and reduce sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) in adolescents. The study examined data from three different replications of Reducing the Risk , pooling the data to examine the overa
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Reducing the Risk: Impact Findings from the Teen

Reducing the Risk: Impact Findings from the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study (Research Brief)

This research brief highlights findings from the evaluation of Reducing the Risk, a sexual health curriculum developed in the early 1990s to help prevent pregnancy and reduce sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) in adolescents. The study examined data from three different replications of Reducing the Risk , pooling the data to examine the ove
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¡Cuídate!: Final Impact Report from the Teen

¡Cuídate!: Final Impact Report from the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study

This research report highlights findings from the evaluation of ¡Cuídate! , an HIV/AIDS prevention program that uses an approach culturally tailored to Latino youth. The study examined data from three different replications of ¡Cuídate! , pooling the data to examine the overall program impact. Overall, ¡Cuídate! did not have an impact on
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¡Cuídate!: Impact Findings from the Teen

¡Cuídate!: Impact Findings from the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Study (Research Brief)

This research brief highlights findings from the evaluation of ¡Cuídate! , an HIV/AIDS prevention program that uses an approach culturally tailored to Latino youth. The study examined data from three different replications of ¡Cuídate! , pooling the data to examine the overall program impact. Overall, ¡Cuídate! did not have an impact on
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Get Organized: A Guide to Preventing Teen

Get Organized: A Guide to Preventing Teen Pregnancy

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Endnotes

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report . Endnotes

1.  When classrooms or schools are the unit of randomization, the “effective sample size” is substantially lower than would be if students were the unit of randomization.  This is because of the high within-class or within-school correlation (Kish 1965). 2.  This is an issue that was of sufficient concern during the study design that an e
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Appendix A: Technical Workgroup for the

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report . Appendix A: Technical Workgroup for the Evaluation of Title V Section 510 Abstinence Education Programs

Marilyn Benoit, MD (1998–    ) 3033 New Mexico Avenue, NW Apt. 201 Washington, DC  20016 Voice:      (202) 607-3032 Fax:         (202) 363-4621 Email:     bartolom@aol.com
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References

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report . References

Adamek, Raymond J.  “Responsible Social Values Program:  Five-Year Project Final Report.”  Submitted to the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Kent, OH:  Kent State University, March 17, 1993. Bandura, A.  Social Foundations of Thought and Action .  Englewood Cliffs, NJ:  Prentice-H
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Future Analysis and Reporting Plans

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report . Future Analysis and Reporting Plans

Over the three-year sample enrollment period, which ended in fall 2001, the evaluation team secured cooperation from 3,300 youth and their parents to participate in the impact evaluation.  To date, 3,081 of these youth have completed the wave 1 survey.  The wave 2 survey has been administered to those youth enrolled during the first two study ye
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Careful and Thorough Data Collection Plans and

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report . Careful and Thorough Data Collection Plans and Procedures

Plans and procedures for the data collection in the impact evaluation are designed to capture the high-quality data needed for a thorough evaluation.  A conceptual framework for the program intervention strategies, which is consistent with the main theories of adolescent behavior discussed earlier, dictates the data collected and the timing of th
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Scientific Rigor in the Study Design

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report . Scientific Rigor in the Study Design

The scientific rigor of the impact study design rests on four key elements.  It begins with the selection of strong, well-implemented, replicable program models.  Second, the impact study uses a rigorous experimental design to create program and control groups within each site.  Third, the sample enrollment period was long enough to generate ad
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Chapter III: The Foundation for Assessing the

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report . Chapter III: The Foundation for Assessing the Impacts of Abstinence Education Programs

In 1997, Congress authorized, and its staff requested, a scientifically rigorous impact evaluation of the abstinence education programs funded under Title V Section 510 of the Social Security Act.  Policymakers, school officials, community leaders, program staff, and parents all want to know the extent to which particular program strategies succe
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More Lessons to Come

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report . More Lessons to Come

The collective state and local abstinence education program experiences from across the country now constitute a sizable body of information to inform the dialogue over approaches to reducing teen sexual activity.  The level of attention now focused on teen sexual attitudes, behaviors, and consequences should help determine how best to assist com
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Partnerships with Local Schools Are Valuable but

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report . Partnerships with Local Schools Are Valuable but Often Difficult to Establish

Local schools are usually important partners in abstinence education programs.  Schools provide unparalleled access to youth as a captive audience.  Other than through the media, there is really no other way to reach so many youth on a regular basis.  Furthermore, although the media can reach extraordinary numbers of youth, they do not have the
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Challenges Addressing Peer Pressure and the

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report . Challenges Addressing Peer Pressure and the Communication Gulf Between Parents and Adolescents

Abstinence programs face real challenges in addressing peer pressure and the communication gulf between parents and adolescents.  Testimony from youth about their perceptions of what is going on among their peers reflects, among other things, the extent to which they have been inundated with media messages, images, and thoughts about sexual activ
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Most Participants Feel Favorably About Their

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report . Most Participants Feel Favorably About Their Program Experience

Youth tend to respond especially positively to programs when the staff are unambiguously committed to abstinence until marriage and when the program incorporates the broader goal of youth development.  Young teachers who are public about their own commitment to abstinence appear to be very successful in engaging program youth.  The Heritage Kee
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Abstinence Education Programs Offer More than a

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report . Abstinence Education Programs Offer More than a Single Message of Abstinence

A common perception is that abstinence education programs focus narrowly on teaching youth the single message of abstaining from sexual activity before marriage.  Observations of the programs participating in the evaluation suggest that many of the programs include multiple components designed to reinforce and support their abstinence message. 
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Title V Section 510 Abstinence Funds Are Changing

The Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V Section 510: Interim Report . Title V Section 510 Abstinence Funds Are Changing the Local Landscape of Approaches to Preventing Teen Pregnancy

Funding for abstinence education has contributed to the evolving national struggle to address the social and economic consequences of teenage sexual activity, teenage childbearing, and out-of-wedlock births.  Following considerable and sometimes rancorous controversy over whether and how to spend the $50 million in annual abstinence education blo

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