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Marni L. Kan, Olivia Silber Ashley, Kathryn L. LeTourneau, Julia Cassie Williams, and Sarah B. Jones are with Risk Behavior and Family Research, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC. Joel Hampton is with Program Evaluation and Outcome Measurement, RTI International. At the time of the research, Alicia Richmond Scott was with the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs, Office of Population Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD.
Abstract
Objectives. We evaluated the effectiveness of care demonstration projects supported by the Title XX Adolescent Family Life (AFL) program, which serves pregnant and parenting adolescents in an effort to mitigate the risks associated with adolescent childbearing. Methods. This cross-site evaluation involved 12 projects and 1038 adolescents who received either enhanced services funded by the AFL program or usual care. We examined the effects of enhanced services on health, educational, and child care outcomes approximately 6 months to 2 years after intake and explored moderation of program effects by time since intake and project characteristics associated with outcomes. Results. The odds of using long-acting reversible contraception (odds ratio [OR]?=?1.58) and receiving regular child care (OR?=?1.50) in the past month were higher in the intervention group than in the comparison group. Odds of a repeat pregnancy were lower (OR?=?0.39) among intervention group adolescents than among comparison group adolescents within 12 months of intake. Several project characteristics were associated with adolescent health outcomes. Conclusions. These projects show promise in improving effective contraceptive use, increasing routine child care, and yielding short-term decreases in repeat pregnancy. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print August 16, 2012: e1-e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.300836).
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