Impacts of a School-Wide, Peer-Led Approach to Sexuality Education: A Matched Comparison Group Design

Autor/inn/en	Rotz, Dana; Goesling, Brian; Manlove, Jennifer; Welti, Kate; Trenholm, Christopher
Titel	Impacts of a School-Wide, Peer-Led Approach to Sexuality Education: A Matched Comparison Group Design
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 88 (2018) 8, S.549-559 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rotz, Dana) ORCID (Goesling, Brian) ORCID (Trenholm, Christopher)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12642
Schlagwörter	Peer Teaching; Teaching Methods; Sex Education; Sexuality; Pregnancy; Prevention; Program Descriptions; Risk; Health Behavior; Program Implementation; Comparative Analysis; Student Surveys; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Access to Information; Outcomes of Education; Adolescents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Sexualität; Schwangerschaft; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Risiko; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	Background: Teen Prevention Education Program (PEP) is a school-wide, peer-led comprehensive sexuality education program currently implemented in more than 50 schools across 2 states. Many teen pregnancy prevention researchers and practitioners view peer-led programs as a promising approach for reducing teen pregnancy and associated sexual risk behaviors. However, prior research on the effectiveness of these programs indicates mixed results. Methods: We randomly assigned schools to implement Teen PEP immediately (intervention group) or on a delayed schedule (comparison group) and used propensity score matching to improve the comparability of the study groups. We surveyed students at baseline and about 6 months after the program ended. Results: Teen PEP did not significantly impact rates of sexual activity or unprotected sex; however, the program led to improvements in exposure to information about sexual health topics and knowledge of preventing pregnancy and transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Conclusions: Teen PEP succeeded in accomplishing some of its most proximal goals, increasing students' access to information and knowledge. However, we found little evidence that the program affects sexual risk-taking within 6 months of its conclusion. Future research will examine the program's longer-term impacts on sexual risk behaviors. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01