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Peer reviewedDixon, Angela Coleman; Schoonmaker, Christopher T.; Philliber, William W. – Adolescence, 2000
Compares past participants (n=33) in an Afrocentric pregnancy prevention program for adolescent females with nonparticipants (n=32). Results suggest that A Journey Toward Womanhood had a positive impact, delaying the initiation of sexual intercourse, increasing contraceptive use among those who were having intercourse, and reducing the incidence…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Contraception, Females
Peer reviewedArnold, Elizabeth Mayfield; Smith, Thomas Edward; Harrison, Dianne F.; Springer, David W. – Adolescence, 2000
Explores which factors predicted changes in knowledge and beliefs among middle school students (N=1450) after exposure to a pregnancy prevention program. Results show that the single most important predictor of improvement in knowledge and beliefs about pregnancy prevention was the program itself, not background variables. (MKA)
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Predictor Variables, Pregnancy, Prevention
Peer reviewedDarabi, Katherine F.; And Others – Adolescence, 1982
Presented at the annual meeting of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, April 2, 1981. Describes and evaluates a program to reduce the incidence of unwanted adolescent pregnancies by focusing on teaching adolescents to understand the timing of pregnancy risk. Suggests program adolescents made significant knowledge…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Contraception
