A Journey toward Womanhood: Effects of an Afrocentric Approach to Pregnancy Prevention among African-American Adolescent Females.

Dixon, Angela Coleman; Schoonmaker, Christopher T.; Philliber, William W.

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Publication Date: 2000

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A Journey toward Womanhood: Effects of an Afrocentric Approach to Pregnancy Prevention among African-American Adolescent Females.

Dixon, Angela Coleman; Schoonmaker, Christopher T.; Philliber, William W.

Adolescence, v35 n139 p425-29 Fall 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 of teen pregnancy. (MKA)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Contraception, Females, Pregnancy, Prevention, Program Evaluation, Sexuality

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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