An Evaluation of a School-Based Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program Using a Logic Model Framework

Teenage pregnancy and the subsequent social morbidities associated with unintended pregnancies are complex issues facing school nurses in their daily work. In contemporary practice, school nurses are being held to higher standards of accountability and being asked to demonstrate the effective outcom...

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Published in:The Journal of school nursing 2007-04, Vol.23 (2), p.104-110
Main Author: Hulton, Linda J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Adolescent
Adolescents
Attitude Change
Audiences
Behavior Change
Behavior Modification
College Faculty
Community Relations
Comprehensive School Health Education
Consensus
Data Collection
Evidence Based Practice
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
Focus Groups
Formative Evaluation
Goal Orientation
Health Programs
Health Promotion
High School Students
Humans
Logical Thinking
Mid-Atlantic Region
Models, Nursing
Nursing
Nursing Education Research
Nursing Evaluation Research - methods
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) - methods
Planning Techniques
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Adolescence - prevention & control
Prevention
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Program Evaluation - methods
Program Implementation
Quality Indicators, Health Care - organization & administration
Rural Areas
School Administration
School Health Services - organization & administration
School Nurses
School Nursing - organization & administration
School Organization
Self Efficacy
Sex Education - organization & administration
Sexuality
Stakeholders
Success
Summative Evaluation
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Teenage pregnancy and the subsequent social morbidities associated with unintended pregnancies are complex issues facing school nurses in their daily work. In contemporary practice, school nurses are being held to higher standards of accountability and being asked to demonstrate the effective outcomes of their interventions. The purpose of this article is to describe a logic model framework and how it can be used by school nurses in the development, implementation, and evaluation of school-based programs. A logic model framework that is dynamic and responsive will help to build consensus and be a “map” of the program goals, activities, and outcomes. An example of a teenage pregnancy prevention program will be reviewed to demonstrate how a rural community used this framework for ongoing program evaluation and outcome identification in a school-based setting. Specific recommendations for school nurses who wish to use a logic model framework will also be discussed.
ISSN:1059-8405
1546-8364
DOI:10.1177/10598405070230020801