Interventions for preventing unintended pregnancies among adolescents
Cochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsPublished 7 October 2009
Chioma Oringanje, Martin Meremikwu, Hokehe Eko, Ekpereonne Esu, Anne Ndidi Meremikwu, John Ehiri
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Results showed that multiple interventions (combination of educational and contraceptive interventions) lowered the rate of unintended pregnancy among adolescents.
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Combination of educational and contraceptive interventions appears to reduce unintended pregnancy among adolescents. Evidence for program effects on biological measures is limited. The variability in study populations, interventions and outcomes of included trials, and the paucity of studies directly comparing different interventions preclude a definitive conclusion regarding which type of intervention is most effective.
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International Journal of EpidemiologyA cluster randomized trial of a sex education programme in Belize, Central America
48 Citations2003Alexandra Martiniuk, Kathleen O’Connor +1 more
The results and the results of similar studies may be used to further improve sex education programmes as it is imperative that students have access to the information necessary to make informed decisions regarding their sexual health.
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive HealthA Randomized Study of a Pregnancy and Disease Prevention Intervention for Hispanic Couples
44 Citations2004S. Marie Harvey, Jillian T. Henderson +5 more
If further research confirms that simply bringing couples together for a single-session, culturally appropriate risk reduction intervention helps them adopt protective behaviors, more intensive interventions may not be necessary.
Health Education & BehaviorEvaluation of an Educational Program to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy
44 Citations1997Alba Mitchell-DiCenso, Betsy Thomas +7 more
The authors evaluated the effectiveness of a school-based sex education program in decreasing rates of sexual intercourse, improving birth control use, and decreasing the incidence of pregnancies among teenagers 16 years of age and younger.
Family Planning PerspectivesSupporting Teenagers' Use of Contraceptives: A Comparison of Clinic Services
42 Citations1986Roberta Herceg-Baron, Frank F. Furstenberg +2 more
A program to provide teenage family planning clinic patients with special services designed to improve their ability to practice contraception effectively and avoid conception produced neither of these expected effects.
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