Short-Term Impact of a Teen Pregnancy-Prevention Intervention Implemented in Group Homes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Youth living in group home settings are at significantly greater risk for sexual risk behaviors; however, there are no sexual health programs designed specifically for these youth. The study's purpose was to assess the effectiveness of a teen pregnancy-prevention program for youth living in group home foster care settings and other out-of-home placements.

Methods

The study design was a cluster randomized controlled trial involving youth (N = 1,037) recruited from 44 residential group homes located in California, Maryland, and Oklahoma. Within each state, youth (mean age = 16.2 years; 82% male; 37% Hispanic, 20% African-American, 20% white, and 17% multiracial) in half the group homes were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n = 40 clusters) and the other hal

SUBMITTER: Oman RF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9473306 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature