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E J Herz, W A Goldberg, J S Reis.
Abstract
The impact of a family life education program for inner-city, minority elementary-school students was investigated. 2 randomly assigned groups of 7th and 8th graders (balanced for gender) completed a self administered survey, both before and after program implementation. In comaprison to the control group, program participants displayed (a) improved knowledge about contraception, reproductive physiology, an adolescent pregnancy outcomes; (b) increased awareness of the existence of specific birth control methods; (c) among 7th gradres, more conservative attitudes toward circumstances under which sexual intercourse was viewed as personally acceptable, and among8th graders, a shift toward more liberal attitudes; and (d) a greater tendency to acknowledge mutual responsibility for contraception. The impact of this intervention and school-based sex education programs in general is discussed within the broader context of the young adolescent's social environment.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescent Pregnancy; Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Adolescents, Male; Age Factors; Americas; Attitude; Behavior; Comparative Studies; Decision Making; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Education; Fertility; Health; Health Services Administration; Illinois; Knowledge; Management; North America; Northern America; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy; Premarital Sex Behavior; Program Evaluation; Programs; Psychological Factors; Reproduction; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Sex Behavior; Sex Education; Studies; United States; Urban Population; Youth
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Year: 1984 PMID： 12313464 DOI： 10.1007/bf02094867
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Youth Adolesc ISSN： 0047-2891