Latina Project: Adolescent and Parent Perceptions of Successful Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs

The Hispanic population is rapidly growing in the U.S. The health issues that challenge this population are often unique. Pregnancy rates among Hispanic teens have remained steady or risen in some areas. Yakima County, Washington has the highest teen pregnancy rate for women aged 18-19 of any county in the state (182.72 per 1000 women compared with 104.32 per 1000 women in Washington). Over half of the births in this age range are to Hispanic teens. For these reasons, Planned Parenthood of Central Washington, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, collaborated with Central Washington University to conduct formative research on Hispanic teen pregnancy prevention. This qualitative focus group study revealed perceptions of adolescents and parents of communication patterns, desired content of sexuality education programs, and the provision of sexuality education programming. Understanding these perceptions may be the first step in developing educational programs that have a positive impact on Latina teens.

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Latina Project

Californian Journal of Health Promotion ◽

10.32398/cjhp.v1i2.1690 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 130-137

Author(s):

M. S. Madlem ◽

Cathy Bambrick

Keyword(s):

Teen Pregnancy ◽

Sexuality Education ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Health Issues ◽

Teen Pregnancy Prevention ◽

Focus Group Study ◽

Planned Parenthood ◽

Control And Prevention ◽

Age Range ◽

Washington University

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Pastors’ Perceptions of the Black Church’s Role in Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Health Promotion Practice ◽

10.1177/1524839919834269 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 344-354 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

LaNita S. Wright ◽

Sarah Maness ◽

Paul Branscum ◽

Daniel Larson ◽

E. Laurette Taylor ◽

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Keyword(s):

Black Church ◽

Teen Pregnancy ◽

Sexuality Education ◽

Pregnancy Prevention ◽

Social Consequences ◽

Teen Pregnancy Prevention ◽

Literature Searches ◽

Semistructured Interviews ◽

Sensitive Issues ◽

The Church

Objective. To identify pastors’ perceptions of the Black Church’s role in promoting adolescent sexual health and preventing teen pregnancy. The Black Church and pastor are important partners in addressing health disparities in the Black community, especially those addressing sensitive issues as teen pregnancy. Methods. Semistructured interviews ( n = 31) were conducted with Black Church pastors in two southwestern U.S. cities from September 2014 to July 2015. The question path was developed based on interviews with local leaders, literature searches, and key informant pastor interviews. Questions included knowledge/beliefs about sexuality education, church’s role in preventing teen pregnancy, and implementation obstacles. Interviews were transcribed and thematically analyzed. Results. (1) All pastors believed that the Black Church should address teen pregnancy with parents and congregants. (2) Two major obstacles emerged: (a) all pastors perceived social consequences, including resistant parents and (b) discomfort discussing contraceptives/condoms. (3) All pastors were willing to partner with organizations, but most had reservations based on conflicting missions/values. Conclusions. Black Church pastors support teen pregnancy prevention programs in the church; however, public health partners must be willing to address the church’s unique needs and mission.

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Mobilizing Communities in Support of Teen Pregnancy Prevention: “Communitywide Initiatives” Findings

Health Promotion Practice ◽

10.1177/1524839916662602 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 16-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Edward J. Saunders

Keyword(s):

Teen Pregnancy ◽

Sexuality Education ◽

Pregnancy Prevention ◽

Community Mobilization ◽

Teen Pregnancy Prevention ◽

Federal Grant ◽

Grant Program ◽

Contraceptive Services ◽

Federal Grant Program ◽

Successes And Challenges

The U.S. Office of Adolescent Health and the Centers for Disease Control continue to promote a community mobilization model in support of teen pregnancy prevention in new grant initiatives. The most recent federal grant program—the “Communitywide Initiatives (2010-2015)” grant—promoted pregnancy prevention using three teams within the nine targeted communities to promote evidence-based sexuality education programs and enhanced access to contraceptive services among adolescents. The “lessons” reported in this article are compiled from three key informant interviews conducted with all project coordinators over the course of the 5 years (2010-2015) that this grant was implemented. Both successes and challenges to community mobilization in support of teen pregnancy prevention are presented and discussed.

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Social Determinants and Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Exploring the Role of Nontraditional Partnerships

Health Promotion Practice ◽

10.1177/1524839916680797 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 23-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Taleria R. Fuller ◽

Carla P. White ◽

Jocelyn Chu ◽

Deborah Dean ◽

Naomi Clemmons ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Equity ◽

Social Determinants ◽

Teen Pregnancy ◽

Pregnancy Prevention ◽

Teen Pregnancy Prevention ◽

Community Members ◽

Vulnerable Youth ◽

The Social ◽

Control And Prevention ◽

Political Economic

Addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH) that influence teen pregnancy is paramount to eliminating disparities and achieving health equity. Expanding prevention efforts from purely individual behavior change to improving the social, political, economic, and built environments in which people live, learn, work, and play may better equip vulnerable youth to adopt and sustain healthy decisions. In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in partnership with the Office of Adolescent Health funded state- and community-based organizations to develop and implement the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Community-Wide Initiative. This effort approached teen pregnancy from an SDOH perspective, by identifying contextual factors that influence teen pregnancy and other adverse sexual health outcomes among vulnerable youth. Strategies included, but were not limited to, conducting a root cause analysis and establishing nontraditional partnerships to address determinants identified by community members. This article describes the value of an SDOH approach for achieving health equity, explains the integration of such an approach into community-level teen pregnancy prevention activities, and highlights two project partners’ efforts to establish and nurture nontraditional partnerships to address specific SDOH.

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