This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in ISI Web of Science Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Corcoran, J. Articles by Pillai, V. K. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Effectiveness of Secondary Pregnancy Prevention Programs: A Meta-Analysis

Virginia Commonwealth University, jcorcora{at}mail1.vcu.edu

Vijayan K. Pillai

University of Texas at Arlington

Because subsequent pregnancy in teen parents often worsens the impact of adolescent parenting; therefore, a common goal of teenage parent programs has been to reduce repeat pregnancy. To examine the impact of this goal, a meta-analysis was conducted on 16 control-comparison group studies that evaluated the effect of teenage pregnancy and parenting programs on pregnancy rates. At the first follow-up period at which programs assessed outcome (average 19.13 months), interventions produced a 50% reduction in the odds of pregnancy compared to comparison-control conditions, but by second follow-up (average 31 mos.), the effect had dissipated. Moderator analyses were also performed. Implications are that secondary pregnancy prevention programs are effective in reducing teenage pregnancy—at least at 19 months following the intervention—although there is little to recommend "comprehensive" approaches to programming over others.

Key Words: adolescent pregnancy • pregnancy prevention • teen parents • secondary prevention • repeat childbearing

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?