Science and Success: Science-Based Programs that Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections among Hispanics/Latinos

Sonst. Personen	Alford, Sue (Mitarb.)
Institution	Advocates for Youth
Titel	Science and Success: Science-Based Programs that Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections among Hispanics/Latinos
Quelle	(2009), (64 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Sex Education; Females; Outreach Programs; Prevention; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Birth Rate; Pregnancy; Risk; Adolescents; Program Effectiveness; Hispanic Americans; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Adolescent Attitudes; Intervention; African Americans; Comparative Analysis; Secondary Education; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Weibliches Geschlecht; Jobcoaching; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Schwangerschaft; Risiko; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Afroamerikaner; Sekundarbereich; Kalifornien
Abstract	U.S. teen pregnancy and birth rates remain among the highest in the western world. And although Latina teens were the only group to experience a decline in birth rate between 2006 and 2007, they continue to experience the highest rates in most states and across the nation. About half of all Latina teens experience pregnancy before they reach their 20th birthday, compared to slightly less than one-third (31 percent) of all U.S. teenage women. Latinos are also affected by HIV and other STIs. In 2005, Latinos accounted for 17 percent of all new cases of HIV or AIDS diagnosed among U.S. teens; yet Latino teens account for less than 16 percent of all U.S. teens. In 2007, gonorrhea and chlamydia rates among Latina teens were 45 and 106 percent greater, respectively, than rates among their white female peers. Given the need to focus limited prevention resources on effective programs, Advocates for Youth undertook exhaustive reviews of existing research to compile a list of the programs that have been proven effective through rigorous evaluation at reducing adolescent sexual risk-taking. Advocates identified 26 programs that met its criteria for effectiveness. These programs and their evaluations are described in detail in Science and Success (2nd Edition). Of the 26 programs included in Science and Success (2nd Edition), 15 showed evidence of effectiveness with Latino participants. These 15 programs are described in this paper: (1) Cuidate!; (2) HIV Risk Reduction for African American and Latina Adolescent Women; (3) Poder Latino: A Community AIDS Prevention Program for Inner-City Latino Youth; (4) Safer Choices; (5) California's Adolescent Sibling Pregnancy Prevention Project; (6) Children's Aid Society--Carrera Program; (7) Project SAFE--Sexual Awareness for Everyone; (8) Adolescents Living Safely: AIDS Awareness, Attitudes and Actions; (9) AIDS Prevention for Adolescents in School; (10) Get Real about AIDS; (11) Postponing Sexual Involvement: Human Sexuality and Health Screening; (12) Reach for Health Community Youth Service; (13) Reducing the Risk; (14) Teen Outreach Program; and (15) TLC: Together Learning Choices. (Contains 2 tables.) [This document was written with the assistance from Tanya Gonzalez, Laura Davis, Debra Hauser, and Emily Bridges. This document is an excerpted version of the 2008 edition of "Science & Success: Sex Education and Other Programs that Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections".] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10