Applying an intervention framework to assess north carolina's adolescent pregnancy prevention efforts

Highlights • We used Fixsen and colleagues' (2005) three levels of implementation to assess North Carolina's adolescent pregnancy prevention strategies. • Nearly half (48%) of counties in North Carolina were implementing an adolescent pregnancy prevention program. • All counties that were...

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Published in:Sexual & reproductive healthcare 2016-06, Vol.8, p.102-104
Main Authors: Chambers, Brittany D., MPH, CHES, Ma, Alice, MPH, CHES
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Community Health Services
Female
Health Plan Implementation - methods
Humans
Internal Medicine
North Carolina
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Adolescence - prevention & control
Pregnancy Rate
Program Evaluation
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Summary:Highlights • We used Fixsen and colleagues' (2005) three levels of implementation to assess North Carolina's adolescent pregnancy prevention strategies. • Nearly half (48%) of counties in North Carolina were implementing an adolescent pregnancy prevention program. • All counties that were implementing adolescent pregnancy prevention programs were receiving funding. • These counties were also more likely to implement core and organizational strategies, in comparison to external strategies. • The counties implementing external strategies (i.e., adolescent friendly clinics/services) significantly reduced their adolescent pregnancy rates (β = -0.412, p = .003).
ISSN:1877-5756
1877-5764
DOI:10.1016/j.srhc.2016.02.003