Impact of a theoretically based sex education programme (SHARE) delivered by teachers on NHS registered conceptions and terminations: final results of cluster randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of a theoretically based sex education programme (SHARE) delivered by teachers compared with conventional education in terms of conceptions and terminations registered by the NHS.

Design

Follow-up of cluster randomised trial 4.5 years after intervention.

Setting

NHS records of women who had attended 25 secondary schools in east Scotland.

Participants

4196 women (99.5% of those eligible).

Intervention

SHARE programme (intervention group) v existing sex education (control group).

Main outcome measure

NHS recorded conceptions and terminations for the achieved sample linked at age 20.

Results

In an "intention to treat" analysis there were no significant differences between the groups in registered conceptions per

SUBMITTER: Henderson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1779834 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature