Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Among Youths Living in Group Care Homes: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Among Youths Living in Group Care Homes: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Roy F. Oman, PhD; Sara K. Vesely, PhD; Jennifer Green, PhD; Kristen Clements-Nolle, PhD; and Minggen, Lu PhD

American Journal of Public Health

February 2018

Objective

To determine if the Power Through Choices intervention can increase the use of birth control and reduce pregnancy among system-involved youths living in group care homes.

Conclusions

The results suggest that Power Through Choices is an effective sexual health education intervention that can be implemented with system-involved youths who represent a sexually experienced multiracial youth population.

 

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