Teen Pregnancy Research
Teen pregnancy is a serious issue facing today’s youth. Our programs teach abstinence and wise choices to help curb this growing problem.
Life can be difficult, especially for teenagers. At that age, most people are just beginning to learn how to take care of themselves. It is not the age someone should have to worry about taking care of a child. Our programs for youth and young adults help teenagers better understand life and how to exercise control and make wise choices.
Active Relationships has been providing classes for adolescents, including teen pregnancy prevention, throughout the U.S., including through various YWCA locations and in charter public schools. Active Relationships for Young Adults (ARYA) consists of 12 lessons that educate teens to make wise choices, leading to increased opportunities for future success through teen pregnancy prevention and focus on career goals.
Specifically, ARYA has shown dramatic teen pregnancy prevention effects in two Texas communities being served in a Community-Based Abstinence Education grant to the Medical Institute for Sexual Health. Based on two years of data (2007-08 and 2008-09), there has been a 30% decrease in teen pregnancies in the Fabens Independent School District and a 25% decline in the San Elizaro School District, both in El Paso County. The Fabens ISD teen birth rate declined from 100 per 1000 teen girls in 2006-07 to 47 per 1,000 in 2008-09, while the San Elizaro ISD teen birth rate declined from 123 per 1,000 to 108 per 1000 during the same period. As compared to the pre-tests on the ARYA curriculum, there were significant changes (p<0.01) in knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, intent, and self-efficacy to remain abstinent among the students who participated in the program and completed the pre-test and post-test surveys. Responses were received from 829 high school students in 2007-08 and 908 students in 2008-09. Additional documentation regarding this study will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
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