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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"pregnancy prevention"”.
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Targeting the Male in Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Study Objectives: To examine demographic characteristics and contraceptive habits of young men.Methods: A descriptive study was conducted utilizing data analyzed from three waves of the National Survey of the Adolescent Male (NSAM) administered in 1988, 1991, and 1995. The first wave consisted of …
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Unintended Pregnancy Prevention and Active Duty Women
… effective interventions to reduce unintended pregnancy, future research is needed to examine issues surrounding contraceptive non-use and/or to investigate the motivational components of adolescent pregnancy.
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Factors Effecting Personal Responsibility and Pregnancy Prevention
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Evaluating the effectiveness of sex education and teen pregnancy prevention
Despite recent decreases, the United States teen pregnancy rates remain higher than in many other developed countries. This qualitative study phenomenologically examined the perceptions of the lived understandings of women who received sex education during the middle and high school timeframe, …
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An Evaluation Plan for a Parent Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
… is further compounded when dealing with teenage pregnancy. These include a higher risk for medical complications of pregnancy, a decreased likelihood to graduate from high school and a greater likelihood of teen mothers to have daughters who become adolescent mothers and sons with increased …
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Adolescent Males Involvement in Pregnancy Prevention: Deliberate Action to Protect Future Goals
… process of adolescent male involvement in teen pregnancy prevention. Grounded theory method was used to discover the meaning of pregnancy prevention from the adolescent male perspective. Individual interviews were conducted with eighteen 18-year old boys who were seniors in high school. The data …
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A descriptive study of barriers to implementation of pregnancy prevention projects in North Carolina public schools
… other health care agencies while implementing pregnancy prevention projects in public school settings. The following questions were addressed in this study: 1. Do identifiable barriers exist that prevent the implementation of programs to serve adolescent parents in public schools? 2. Do common …
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The Effectiveness of an Infant Simulator as a Deterrent to Teen Pregnancy Among Middle School Students
… infant simulator as a deterrent to adolescent pregnancy. All of the female eighth-grade students (221) in 1994-1995 and 1995-1996 from a suburban North Texas middle school were part of this study. They were tracked from the eighth grade through high school graduation to determine whether and …
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Using a Social Ecological Framework to Understand Healthy Relationships and Unintended Pregnancy Risk Among Youth in Rural Communities and Youth Engaged in Systems
… of early, comprehensive, and trauma-informed pregnancy prevention programs for younger adolescents. Second, we examined the impact of positive youth development (PYD) on the use of effective contraceptives for sexually active youth who are system involved. Only 13.9% used condoms alone and …
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In Pursuit of Paternal Significance: Fathers' Influence on their Daughters' and Sons' Sexual Behaviors and Beliefs
The United States has the highest teen pregnancy and adolescent STD rates of any industrialized nation. Numerous factors are involved in adolescent sexual decision-making and the social-ecological framework suggests that there are multiple levels of influence on adolescent development, including …
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Knowledge and perceptions of sexually transmitted infections in male graduate students
… infections (STIs) and their transmission, prevention, testing, and treatment in relation to age and previous STI education. The 160 participants took an online survey containing 38 items. The only significant finding was that males in the older age group (32–45 years) perceived genital …
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Factors contributing to the high rate of teenage pregnancy at Makhado Local Area Vhembe District of Limpopo Province in South Africa
… the factors contributing to high rate of teenage pregnancy among teenagers residing at Makhado Local area, Vhembe district, South Africa. A quantitative descriptive research approach was used. Population consisted of all pregnant teenagers and teenage mothers attending antenatal and postnatal …
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Investigating the perceptions of learners, teachers and programme implementers regarding the value of non-formal sexuality education programmes in Rundu circuit, Kavango East region
The prevalence of learner pregnancy amongst school girls in most African countries is a profound concern (Grant & Hallmark, 2006), and Namibia is heavily impacted by this scourge, particularly the Kavango East Education Region. Despite access to information and skills presented by non-formal …
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Healthful sexual interactions: "Masculinity" and "femininity" as constraints
… feminine on attitudes and behaviors related to pregnancy prevention. An Eta Square demonstrated that a greater percentage of the variance (10%) was related to sex than to sex role orientation (6%). However, a definitive interpretation of the results was precluded because sex and sex-role …
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Parents' Perceptions of Teenage Pregnancy
… perceptions and attitudes about adolescent pregnancy. This study aims to reveal how parental perceptions and attitudes may impact parental communication with their children about teen pregnancy. Considering that parents play in important role in adolescent pregnancy prevention, this research …
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HIV/AIDS Prevention: Educating Future Generations
… Human Resources Development Institute’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program at Harper High School in Chicago, Illinois. The researcher administered questionnaires to the students at Harper High School. The researcher analyzed this data using descriptive statistics to explain the research …
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The Oral Contraceptive Pill: An Analysis Of The Portrayal Of The Pill On Pharmaceutical Websites
… fail-proof aspects of the OCPs. Benefits such as pregnancy prevention, menstrual management and low amount of hormones took priority over the risks/side-effects of OCPs on the websites. The only risks/side-effects that were emphasized on the websites were the warnings given to smokers who might be …
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An Exploration of the Influence of Race and Gender on Sexual Beliefs and Attitudes of Adolescents
… one of the highest rates of unplanned teen pregnancy and births among industrialized nations, schools and community groups have struggled to combat teen pregnancy and worked toward designing effective prevention programs. Through an emphasis either on abstinence or safe sex practices, these …
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Visualizing Opportunities and Inspiring Choices that Embody Success (V.O.I.C.E.S.)
… girls experience disparate rates of pregnancy and acquisition of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), when compared to their non-Hispanic, white counterparts. Among African-American girls, current pregnancy rates are equal to the …
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