Title

Primary Prevention Of Pregnancy

Keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Pregnancy prevention; School-based intervention programs; Sex education; Sexual behavior; Teen pregnancy

Abstract

This chapter explores school-based pregnancy prevention practices and programs currently in use in schools across the nation. It identifies programs and program components that have been evaluated and demonstrated to be effective in modifying adolescent sexual behavior and preventing adolescent pregnancy. It provides guidance for assessing program goodness-of-fit to the needs and values of the local school and community, and for planning and carrying out programs demonstrated effective in school settings. A bibliography of resources provides program specifics and contact information for locating programs that have been demonstrated to be effective.

Publication Date

4-1-2010

Publication Title

The School Practitioner's Concise Companion to Preventing Dropout and Attendance Problems

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195370577.003.0008

Socpus ID

84922761477 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84922761477

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