Evaluating Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs: Decades of Evolving Strategies and Practices

Susan Philliber
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Susan Philliber: Philliber Research and Evaluation, Accord, NY 12404, USA

Societies, 2015, vol. 5, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: This paper reviews the changing strategies for both process and outcome evaluations of teen pregnancy prevention programs over the past few decades. Implementation evaluations have emphasized discovery of what program attributes are most effective in reducing teen pregnancy and its antecedents. Outcome evaluations have moved from collecting data to measure knowledge, attitudes, and program satisfaction to measuring behavior change including postponement of sexual involvement, increased used of contraception, or reduction in teen pregnancy. High quality randomized control trials or quasi-experimental designs are being increasingly emphasized, as are sophisticated analysis techniques using multi-variate analyses, controls for cluster sampling, and other strategies designed to build a more solid knowledge base about how to prevent early pregnancy.

Keywords: evaluation; teen pregnancy prevention; outcome evaluation; implementation evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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