Exploring Alternative Outcome Measures to Improve Pregnancy Prevention Programming in Younger Adolescents

Bibliographic Data

ID11021144
AuthorsKaren Coyle (0000-0001-6182-3842, Education Training And Research), Karin K Coyle (Karin K. Coyle is a Senior Research Scientist at ETR, Scotts Valley, CA. Jill Glassman is a Senior Research Associate at ETR.), Jill R Glassman (0000-0002-9847-9368, Karin K. Coyle is a Senior Research Scientist at ETR, Scotts Valley, CA. Jill Glassman is a Senior Research Associate at ETR.)
Year2016
Volume106
IssueS1
PagesS20-S22
Publication date2016-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2016.303383
PMID27689484
OpenAlexW2526728433
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited8

The authors argue that the development of alternative outcome measures to improve pregnancy prevention programming in younger adolescents in America will require curiosity, additional data collection, and the exploration of existing data. According to the article, the efforts to prevent adolescent pregnancy have shifted to include middle school students. Dating relationships, sexual touching, and oral sex involving middle school youth in the U.S. are examined

Family medicine · MEDLINE · Outcome (game theory) · Political science · Pregnancy · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Homelessness and Social Issues · Mathematics · Medicine