Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
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This knowledge path directs readers to a selection of current, high-quality resources about adolescent pregnancy prevention that measure, document, and monitor the problem; identify risk and protective factors; and report on promising intervention strategies. It can be used by health and social services professionals, policymakers, and researchers to learn more about the topic, for program development, and to locate training resources and information to answer specific questions. Separate briefs identify resources for families and schools. The path has been compiled by the MCH Library at Georgetown University and will be updated periodically.
The birth rate for U.S. adolescents ages 15–19 in 2008 was 41.5 per 1,000 (National Center for Health Statistics, 2010), the highest birth rate in the Western industrialized world (World Development Indicators, 2010). Adolescent pregnancy and childbirth have serious consequences for the adolescent mother, the child, and society in general. For example, adolescent mothers are more likely to live in poverty. Infants born to adolescent mothers are more likely to have lower birthweights. And adolescent pregnancy imposes large costs on U.S. taxpayers — billions of dollars annually — in terms of the services and support provided to families that began with a birth to an adolescent. See Why It Matters: Linking Teen Pregnancy Prevention to Other Critical Social Issues, rev. ed. (2010) by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. The National Campaign also offers a set of fact sheets about the social issues impacted by adolescent pregnancy. Also see the strategies announced by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to reduce adolescent and unintended pregnancy.- Administration for
Children and Families (ACF). Information about
funds available to states and territories under the Affordable Care Act
for comprehensive, evidence-based programs and strategies to prevent
adolescent pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted infections
and for abstinence programs.
- Advocates
for Youth. Data, reports, lesson plans, information about effective
programs, and news and commentary about adolescent
sexual and reproductive health for health professionals, educators, and
advocates. Topics address abstinence, abortion, contraception, parent-child
communication, sexuality education, and adolescent-pregnancy prevention.
Also presents contact information for state
organizations focused on adolescent pregnancy prevention. Advocates
for Youth aims to help adolescents and young adults make informed and
responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Publications
include
Science and Success: Sex Education and Other Programs that Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections (2nd ed.). (2008).
Also see the Parents Sex Ed Center, the Sex Education Resource Center, and the Future of Sex Education (FoSE).
- Campaign for Our Children
(CFOC). Tools for public health professionals and local government
officials for developing research-based messages and educational media
campaigns about adolescent pregnancy prevention and other preventive
health issues. Includes video and audio clips and fact sheets. CFOC was
established in 1987 to address the high adolescent birth rate in Maryland.
CFOC's materials are now used nationally and internationally.
Also see CFOC's Teen Guide.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Division of Reproductive Health: Adolescent Reproductive Health. Information about funding programs, research, science-based approaches, and state and community success stories for preventing adolescent pregnancy, HIV, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Recent publications include
- Positive
Youth Development Promoting
Adolescent Sexual and
Reproductive Health:
A Review of Observational
and Intervention Research.
(2010). [Journal supplement
in full-text].
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR). Data based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. Recent reports include
- Abortion
Surveillance—United
States, 2006.
(2009).
- QuickStats:
Pregnancy, Birth,
Abortion, and Fetal
Loss Rates Per
1,000 Women Aged
15–19 Years,
by Race and Hispanic
Ethnicity—United
States, 2005.
(2010).
- Sexual
and Reproductive
Health of Persons
Aged 10–24
Years—United
States, 2002–2007.
(2009).
- Births:
Preliminary Data for
2008. (2010).
- Changing
Patterns of Nonmarital
Childbearing in the United
States. (2010).
- Estimated
Pregnancy Rates for the
United States, 1990–2005:
An Update. (2009).
- NCHS
Data on Teenage Pregnancy.
(2009).
- Teenagers
in the United States:
Sexual Activity, Contraceptive
Use, and Childbearing,
National Survey of Family
Growth 2006–2008.
(2010).
- Use
of Contraception in the
United States: 1982–2008.
(2010).
Also see CDC's Healthy Youth! Sexual Risk Behaviors, the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), and the Prevention Research Centers.
- Positive
Youth Development Promoting
Adolescent Sexual and
Reproductive Health:
A Review of Observational
and Intervention Research.
(2010). [Journal supplement
in full-text].
- Child
Trends: Teen Sex and Pregnancy. Research briefs, fact sheets,
and other publications about sexual activity, contraceptive use, and
fertility to help program providers and policymakers develop strategies
for preventing unintended pregnancies, nonmarital births, and STDs. Child
Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization providing research
and data to inform decision-making that affects families. Recent publications
include
Estimated Percentage of Females Who Will Become Teen Mothers: Differences Across States. (2009). [Research brief].
Parents Matter: The Role of Parents in Teens' Decisions About Sex. (2009). [Research brief].
Percentage of All Teen Births in Large Cities That Are Repeat Births, 2006. (2009). [Fact sheet].
Telling It Like It Is: Teen Perspectives on Romantic Relationships. (2009). [Research brief].
Ten Reasons to Still Keep the Focus on Teen Childbearing. (2009). [Research brief].
Also see the Child Trends DataBank and the LINKS Database.
- Guttmacher Institute.
Fact sheets, policy briefs, reports, articles, PowerPoint presentations,
and news about adolescent sexuality, abortion, contraception, and pregnancy
prevention. Some materials are available in Spanish and French. Also presents
a state center for research
and analysis about sexual and reproductive health laws and policy developments
in the states. The Guttmacher Institute focuses on sexual and reproductive
health research, policy analysis, and public education worldwide. Recent
publications include
Facts on American Teens’ Sexual and Reproductive Health. (2010).
Key Questions for Consideration as a New Federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative Is Implemented. (2010). [Article].
U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity. [2010]. [Report].
Winning Campaign: California's Concerted Effort to Reduce Its Teen Pregnancy Rate. (2010). [Article].
Also see the Guttmacher Institute Data Center.
- Healthy People
2020. Information about this national health-promotion and disease-prevention
initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services. View the overview, objectives, and recommended interventions and resources for adolescent health, including adolescent pregnancy prevention.
- Healthy Teen Network (HTN).
Reports, resource guides, fact sheets, webinars, and a conference calendar
about adolescent pregnancy prevention, adolescent pregnancy, and adolescent
parenting. HTN is a national member-based organization of adolescent reproductive
health professionals. Recent resources include
Evidence-Based Resource Center. Information and tools to help communities implement evidence-based or innovative approaches to reducing adolescent pregnancy.
Helping Teens Stay Healthy and Safe: Health Care, Contraception, and Confidential Services. (2009). [Fact sheet].
Integrating HIV, STI, and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Education and Services. (2009). [Fact sheet].
Also see HTN's brochure for parents.
- National Adolescent Health Information
Center (NAHIC). Fact sheets, policy briefs, reports, and other
materials about adolescent health on topics that include positive adolescent
development and reproductive health. NAHIC is based at the University
of California, San Francisco. Recent resources include
Trends in Adolescent and Young Adult Health in the United States. (2009). [Journal article].
Also see NAHIC's Data Project to Improve Adolescent and Young Adult Health.
- National Alliance to Advance
Adolescent Health. Fact sheets, issue briefs, reports, and
journal article citations about health care topics important to adolescents,
such as health insurance and access to care; development of adolescent-friendly,
interdisciplinary models of care; and assurance of confidential care.
The alliance provides education, research, policy analysis, and technical
assistance to support improvements in the way that adolescent health
care is structured and financed. Recent resources include
Significant Multiple Risk Behaviors Among U.S. High School Students. (2010). [Fact sheet].
- National
Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. An extensive
set of resources about adolescent pregnancy prevention for health and
education professionals, policymakers, faith communities, parents, adolescents,
and the media. Resources include national and state
data; information about effective programs;
reports; fact
sheets; PowerPoint presentations; Spanish-language materials; posters;
audiovisuals; and news and commentary. Topics
include contraception, foster care, male involvement, parental involvement,
the influence of media on adolescent sexual health, health reform, racial
and ethnic differences, and faith and values. The National Campaign is
a nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative that aims to improve the well-being
of children, adolescents, families, and the nation by preventing unplanned
and adolescent pregnancy. A selection of important and recent publications
and initiatives includes
American Indian/Alaska Native Youth and Teen Pregnancy Prevention. (2009). [Research brief, PowerPoint presentation].
Can You Hear Me Now? Evaluating Your Technical Assistance. (2009). [Guide].
Careful, Current, and Consistent: Tips to Improve Contraceptive Use. (2010).
Crucial Connection: Working Together to Address Teen Pregnancy Among Youth in Foster Care. (2010). [Video clip, Discussion guide].
Effective and Promising Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs for Latino Youth. (2010). [Research brief].
Effective Planning for Child Welfare Leaders to Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy. (2010). [Guide].
Emerging Answers: Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. (2007). [Report].
Federal Funding for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs. Information about federal funding opportunities to support evidence-based adolescent pregnancy prevention programs. Includes background data and facts for proposal writing.
Link Between Reducing Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and Poverty. (2010). [Policy brief].
National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. A collection of resources for this annual event, which occurs on the first Wednesday in May.
Nationwide Trends for Latina Teen Birth Rates. (2009). [Data brief].
Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Through Pregnancy Planning and Prevention. (2009). [Policy brief].
Putting What Works to Work (PWWTW). Reports, research briefs, case studies, and presentations about this project to translate research on adolescent pregnancy prevention practices into user-friendly materials for professionals, policymakers, and advocates to incorporate into their work.
Rethinking Responsibility: Reflections on Sex and Accountability. (2009). [Collection of essays].
Toward a Common Future: Latino Teens and Adults Speak Out About Teen Pregnancy. (2009). [Report].
What Helps in Providing Contraceptive Services for Teens? (2009). [Research brief].
What Works 2010: Curriculum-Based Programs That Prevent Teen Pregnancy. (2010). [Research brief].
- Office
of Adolescent Health (OAH): Teen Pregnancy Prevention. Information
about a federal initiative to support evidence-based adolescent pregnancy
prevention approaches. Includes grant announcements, application forms,
and technical assistance information. Also includes information about
the systematic review of the evidence base for programs to prevent adolescent
pregnancy and information about interventions meeting the review's criteria
for programs with evidence of effectiveness. OAH is part of the Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
- Office of Population
Affairs (OPA). Information about family planning and adolescent
family life grant programs. Includes program reports, data, evaluation
instruments, lists of grantees, a reproductive
health clinic directory, and a publications list. OPA is part of
the Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS).
- Promising
Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families, and Communities.
Information about programs and practices that research indicates are
effective in improving outcomes for children, adolescents, and families,
including programs that increase the percentage of adolescents who abstain
from sexual activity or do not engage in risky sexual behavior. Also
contains resources for strengthening service delivery. PPN is operated
by the RAND Corporation.
- Resource Center
for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (ReCAPP). Tools and information
for teachers and health educators on reducing sexual risk-taking behaviors
among adolescents. Includes information about programs that have shown
evidence of changing sexual risk-taking behavior; strategies for educators
and adolescents for effective prevention; learning activities that teachers
and health educators can use with adolescents; rationales behind the
development of adolescent pregnancy prevention strategies, activities,
and programs; statistics; abstracts of current research; and access to
ReCAPP's library. ReCAPP was created by ETR,
a private, nonprofit health-education-promotion organization.
- RESOURCE Project.
Education tools for faculty from a variety of disciplines to use in enhancing
the adolescent-health training of public health students. Includes a 12-unit
adolescent-health curriculum on topics such as adolescent development, sexuality,
and adolescent pregnancy. The project is a collaborative effort spearheaded
by the Public Policy Analysis and Education
Center for Middle Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Health.
- Sexuality Information
and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS). Resources about human
sexuality and adolescent development that include program information;
policy, advocacy, and research updates; and advocacy and education tools.
SIECUS is a national, nonprofit organization that provides education
and information about sexuality and sexual and reproductive health.
Also see SIECUS' Talk About Sex, SexEdLibrary, and Future of Sex Education (FoSE).
- Society for Adolescent Health
and Medicine (SAHM). Position
papers on topics that include abstinence-only education policies
and programs, confidential health care for adolescents, emergency contraception,
media and contraception, and reproductive health care for adolescents.
Also offers an online
directory of adolescent health professionals.
- Sociometrics
Corporation. Adolescent-pregnancy data, information about effective
prevention programs, and evaluation resources for program administrators
from health clinics, schools, and community-based organizations. Resources
include the Data Archive on Adolescent Pregnancy and
Pregnancy Prevention (DAAPPP) and journal articles about its development
and use. Also includes the Program
Archive on Sexuality, Health, and Adolescence (PASHA), a collection
of effective adolescent pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease (STD),
and HIV/AIDS prevention programs selected for public dissemination by
a national panel of experts. Replication kits for each of these programs
are available. Publications and online professional training in program
modeling and evaluation are also presented. Sociometrics is a research
and development firm specializing in social science research applications.
Additional Electronic Resources
- Adolescent Pregnancy
Prevention Campaign of North Carolina (APPCNC). 2009. BrdsNBz
Text Message Warm Line. Durham, NC: Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Campaign of North Carolina (APPCNC). This information page describes a
text message service for North Carolina adolescents to get answers to sexual
health questions.
- Association of Maternal and Child Health
Programs (AMCHP). 2010. Adolescent
Health and Teen Pregnancy. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal
and Child Health Programs (AMCHP). This newsletter issue describes federal
and state programs and resources that address positive youth development
and healthy decision-making in all aspects of an adolescent’s life.
Sexual health and pregnancy prevention are addressed.
- Association of Maternal and Child Health
Programs (AMCHP). 2010. Making
the Case: A Comprehensive Systems Approach for Adolescent Health and Well-Being.
Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP).
This white paper presents a framework and justification for a comprehensive
systems approach to adolescent health and well-being to help adolescents
and their families safely navigate the complex biological, behavioral,
cognitive, and social factors that impact their lives.
- Bixby Center for Global Reproductive
Health, Center on Social Disparities in Health. 2008. A
Question of Hope: Reducing Latina Teen Childbearing in California.
Berkeley, California: Ideas in Motion. This video clip is for policymakers,
health and social services professionals, and advocates concerned with
helping Latina adolescents delay childbearing until adulthood. The video
clip is also available in Spanish.
- Butler AS, Clayton EW, eds. 2009. A
Review of the HHS Family Planning Program: Mission, Management, and Measurement
of Results. Washington, DC: National Academies
Press. This report describes a critical review of the Title X Family
Planning Program, a federal program that provides family planning services
to low-income individuals and adolescents. The report recommends several
steps to improve the management and quality of the program and to demonstrate
the program's impact on factors such as reducing rates of unintended pregnancy.
- Evans D. 2009. Recommended
Adolescent Health Care Utilization: How Social Marketing Can Help.
Washington, DC: National Institute for Health
Care Management Research and Educational Foundation. This issue brief
examines ways in which social marketing can help promote adolescents' use
of recommended health care services. The brief includes examples of recent
adolescent social marketing campaigns about sexuality that used social
media.
- Family Violence Prevention Fund.
2010. Facts
on Adolescent Pregnancy, Reproductive Risk and Exposure to Dating and Family
Violence. San Francisco, CA: Family Violence Prevention Fund. This fact
sheet provides information on pregnancy, reproductive risk, and exposure
to dating and family violence among female adolescents and young adults ages
16–24. The fact sheet describes how violence affects reproductive health
and how it impacts risky behaviors.
- Lawrence RS, Gootman JA, Sim LJ, eds. 2008. Adolescent
Health Services: Missing Opportunities. Washington, DC: National
Academies Press. This report examines the health status of adolescents
and adolescent health services in the United States, components of high-quality
health care for adolescents, and strategies for improvement.
- Monasterio E, Combs N, Warner L, Larsen-Fleming M, St. Andrews A. 2010. Sexual
Health: An Adolescent Provider Toolkit. San Francisco, CA: Adolescent
Health Working Group, San Francisco. This toolkit provides evidence-based
practice guidelines to enhance a health professional’s ability to
meet adolescents’ sexual health needs.
- National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
(NCFY). 2010. Bright
Idea: Texting for Teen Health. Silver Spring, MD: National Clearinghouse
on Families and Youth (NCFY). This article describes lessons learned from
a North Carolina adolescent pregnancy prevention campaign that
invites adolescents to ask questions about sexual health via anonymous
text messages.
- National Conference of State Legislatures
(NCSL). 2009. Building
on Success: Teen Pregnancy Prevention in California. Denver, CO: National
Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). This collection of meeting materials
and background information addresses options to reduce adolescent pregnancy
in California.
- National Conference of State Legislatures
(NCSL). 2009. Teen
Pregnancy Prevention: Making a Difference for At-Risk Populations.
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). This issue
brief describes disparities in adolescent pregnancy and birth rates and
adolescent populations at high risk for pregnancy. The brief highlights
prevention programs that target these populations.
- Schwarz SW. 2010. Adolescent
Reproductive and Sexual Health: Facts for Policymakers. New York, NY: National
Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP). This fact sheet presents statistics
and facts about adolescent pregnancy, sexual activity, relationships, and
STDs. The fact sheet also outlines the system-level challenges to attaining
adolescent sexual and reproductive health and recommendations for improvement.
- Trenholm C, Devaney B, Fortson K, Quay L, Wheeler J, Clark M. 2007. Impacts
of Four Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Programs: Final Report.
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy
Research, Inc. This report presents final results from a congressionally
mandated, multi-year, impact study of four abstinence education programs.
- U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2009. Domestic
Abstinence-Only Programs: Assessing the Evidence. Washington, DC: Government
Printing Office. This report presents the testimonies of medical and
scientific experts about the public health evidence of the effectiveness
of abstinence-only programs and of more comprehensive programs.
The databases listed below are excellent tools for identifying data, additional literature and research, and programs about adolescent pregnancy prevention. Many of the entries below contain tips on how to use the databases efficiently. Please note that databases vary in how terms should be entered; for example, some require quotation marks and others don't. Enter search phrases as shown in bold below.
- Child
Trends DataBank. Over 100 key indicators of infant, child, and
adolescent well-being, including adolescent pregnancy, sexual activity,
and contraceptive use.
- Community Health Status
Indicators (CHSI). County-specific data on health-status
indicators obtained from a variety of federal agencies including the
Department of Health and Human Services, the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Census Bureau, and the Department of Labor. Use the indicators
to compare a county with counties similar in population composition and
selected demographics and to characterize the overall health of a county
and its citizens to support health planning. In the left sidebar, select
a state and county and click on Display Data. Select Measures of Birth
and Death and view Births to Women under 18. CHSI is a service of the Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
- County Health Rankings.
Data profiles of the counties within each of the 50 states. Counties are
ranked according to their health outcomes and the multiple health factors
that determine a county’s health including the adolescent birth rate. The
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is collaborating with the University of Wisconsin
Population Health Institute to develop these rankings.
- Data
Archive on Adolescent Pregnancy and Pregnancy Prevention (DAAPPP).
Collection of studies about adolescent sexual health issues, including
adolescent pregnancy, family planning, and behavioral factors related
to STDs. Data sets are available for download for a fee. DAAPPP is a
product of Sociometrics Corporation.
- Guttmacher
Institute Data Center. Data on a range of abortion-, pregnancy-,
and family- planning–related issues. View national and state profiles
or customize the data to create tables, graphs, and maps.
- Healthcare
Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP): HCUPnet. Health statistics
and information on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization
at the national, regional, and state levels, including use of hospitals
by children. To identify data about hospital use related to adolescent
pregnancy, select National Statistics on Children. Select Researcher,
medical professional. Under type of query, select Statistics on specific
diagnoses or procedures. Select a year (e.g., 2006). Select Diagnoses
grouped by Clinical Classifications Software (CCS). Select Principal
diagnosis. Under the field, Browse all CCS categories, select 11 COMPLICATIONS
OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, AND THE PUERPERIUM. Click on Next. Select the
outcomes and measures of interest (e.g., Number of discharges) and click
on Next. Select patient and hospital characteristics (e.g., All patients
in all hospitals) and click on Next. View your results. HCUP is an initiative
of the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ).
- KIDS COUNT Data Center.
National and state data to track the status of infants, children, and adolescents
in the United States. The adolescent birth rate is one of several adolescent
health indicators tracked. KIDS COUNT is an Annie
E. Casey Foundation project. Publications include
KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Reducing the Teen Birth Rate. (2009).
- National
Adolescent Health Information Center (NAHIC): Data Project to Improve
Adolescent and Young Adult Health. National and state-level
profiles of key measures of adolescent and young adult health based on Healthy
People 2010. Includes data about pregnancy and safe sex behavior.
- National
Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. National
data about adolescent pregnancy, births, and sexual activity. State
profiles on adolescent demographics, pregnancy, sexual activity,
and the costs of adolescent childbearing.
- statehealthfacts.org.
State-level data on women's health, including adolescent birth rates, abortion
rates by age, and data about health insurance coverage for family planning
services. Information is displayed as bar graphs, tables, or color-coded
maps. View individual state profiles or compare data for all states by category.
statehealthfacts.org is a project of the Kaiser
Family Foundation (KFF).
- Title
V Information System (Title V IS). Data from annual Title V Block
Grant applications and reports submitted by all 59 U.S. states and jurisdictions.
To learn about states' efforts to address adolescent pregnancy prevention,
conduct three searches. First, select Measurement and Indicator Data
and go to the National Data section. Select National Performance Measures;
select a report option; and choose Performance Measure #08: The rate
of birth (per 1,000) for teenagers aged 15 through 17 years. Click on
Start Search to get your results. Second, select Measurement and Indicator
Data and go to the State Data section. Select State Priority Needs Keyword
Search and choose Keyword: Reproductive Health and Population: Adolescents.
Click on Start Search to get your results. For the third search, go back
to Measurement and Indicator Data and the State Data section. This time,
select State Performance Measures and click on Search by Keyword/Population.
Select Keyword: Reproductive Health and Population: Adolescents. Click
on Start Search to get your results. Title V IS is a service of the Maternal
and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).
- World
Development Indicators (WDI). Over 300 indicators covering
209 countries from 1960 to 2008 translated into Spanish, French and Arabic.
Indicators include adolescent
fertility rates (i.e., births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). WDI is
the primary World Bank database for development data from officially
recognized international sources.
- Youth
Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS): Youth Online. Data
about health-risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma
among adolescents and young adults. To identify data related to adolescent
pregnancy prevention, select a location (i.e., United States, state/territory,
local). Select the health topic, Sexual Behaviors. Select a subtopic
(e.g., Ever had sexual intercourse), and select a year(s). Youth Online
is a service of CDC's Division of Adolescent
and School Health (DASH).
- Also see the Morbidity
& Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) and National Center
for Health Statistics (NCHS).
- ClinicalTrials.gov. Information
about clinical research studies for a wide range of diseases, conditions,
and health behaviors. Included are a summary of the purpose of the study,
information about recruiting status, criteria for patient participation,
location of the trial, and contact information. To identify studies, click
on Search for Clinical Trials; enter the search phrase pregnancy AND (youth
OR teens OR adolescents); and click on Search to get your results. ClinicalTrials.gov
is a service of the National Institutes of
Health (NIH).
- Database
of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE). Summaries of systematic
reviews that have met strict quality criteria. Included reviews must
be about the effects of interventions. Each summary also provides a critical
commentary on the quality of the review. Type pregnancy AND (adolescents
OR teens OR youth) in the search field and click on Search to identify
abstracts. DARE is produced and maintained by the Centre for Reviews
and Dissemination at the University of York.
- MCH Library at the National
Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH), Georgetown
University. Databases to collect, manage, and disseminate knowledge about
maternal and child health (MCH), with special emphasis on knowledge gained
from initiatives and programs supported by the Maternal
and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). The library's bibliographic database
is
MCHLine®. An online catalog of materials in the MCH Library. See the bibliographies, Abstinence Education, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, and Sexuality Education.
Also see the library's resource briefs, Sexuality Education and Adolescent Health, and the MCH Organizations Database.
- National
Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT):
RePORTER. Information about reports, data, and analyses
of NIH research activities, including information on NIH expenditures
and the results of NIH-supported research. To identify information on
the topic, enter adolescent pregnancy prevention in the search
field and click on Submit Query to get your results. Narrow your search
by selecting a state or adding terms to other search fields.
- POPLINE®
(POPulation information onLINE). More than 300,000 citations with
abstracts to scientific articles, reports, books, and unpublished reports
about reproductive health. Conduct an instant search of the database by clicking
on Adolescent Pregnancy from the list of instant search topics on the right
side of the screen. POPLINE is maintained by the K4Health Project at the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication
Programs.
- PubMed.
Over 20 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science
journals. Citations may include links to full-text articles from PubMed Central
or publisher websites. To identify articles on the topic, enter the term pregnancy
in adolescence/prevention and control. Then, click on Limits and make
the following selections on the page: select a date (e.g. Published in the
last 2 years); click on Languages: English; and select Search Field Tags:
MeSH Major Topic. Click on Search to get your results. For additional searches,
use the MeSH
(Medical Subject Headings) database to identify terms (e.g., sexual abstinence,
sex education, condoms). PubMed is a service of the National
Library of Medicine (NLM).
- Resource
Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (ReCAPP) Library.
Information about booklets, articles, teaching guides, videotapes, websites, and other resources about adolescent pregnancy prevention. Select teen
pregnancy prevention from the category field. Other categories include
contraception, effective prevention programs, male involvement, and Spanish-language
materials.
- Child
Trends: LINKS (Lifecourse Interventions to Nurture Kids Successfully)
Database. Summaries of evaluations of out-of-school-time
programs that work (or not) to enhance children's development. To identify
those that address adolescent pregnancy prevention, select Age Group:
Adolescents and Reproductive Health: Teen Pregnancy and Sexual Activity
(select both). Click on Submit Keywords to get your results.
- Community
Pediatrics Grants Database. Archive of community pediatrics grant
projects. Identify projects by selecting Developmental Stage/Age: Adolescents
and Topic: Sex education and Teen Pregnancy & Parenting. Hold down the
control key (ctrl) or Apple command key and click your mouse to make
multiple selections. Click on Advanced Submit to get your results. The
database is a service of the American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP).
- Discretionary
Grant Information System (DGIS). Information for more than
900 grants issued by the Maternal
and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). To identify grants, select Abstracts.
Type teen pregnancy prevention in the search field,
and click on All the words. Click on Search to get your results. To find
products and publications produced by MCHB training grantees, select
Program Data; select Training; and select Search Products and Publications.
Type teen pregnancy prevention in the search field,
and click on All the words. Click on Search to get your results.
- FindYouthInfo.gov:
Program Directory. Information about evidence-based, federally
funded adolescent programs. Search by risk factor (e.g., early sexual
involvement) or protective factor (e.g., clear social norms). Click on
Search to get your results.
- Health Services Research Projects
in Progress (HSRProj). Information about ongoing health services
research and public health projects. To identify projects on the topic,
enter the search phrase (adolescent OR teen) AND pregnancy. Click
on Search to get your results. HSRProj is funded by the National
Library of Medicine (NLM).
- MCH
Organizations Database. Over 2,000 government, professional,
and voluntary organizations involved in MCH activities, primarily at
a national level. Several national organizations offer information about
adolescent pregnancy prevention, and these appear in a list produced
from the database. The database is presented by the MCH Library.
- National
Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy: Interventions with
Evidence of Success. Information about interventions that
have some evidence of success in changing behavior related to adolescent
pregnancy (i.e., delay the initiation of sex, improve contraceptive use,
decrease teen pregnancy, or decrease a second pregnancy). Click on elements
in the Category Search box to define your search.
- Prevention
Research Centers (PRC): Research Projects. Information about
research projects conducted by CDC-funded Prevention Research Centers,
which work as an interdependent network of community, academic, and public
health partners to conduct prevention research and promote the wide use
of practices proven to promote good health. To identify adolescent pregnancy
prevention projects, click on Find research project descriptions that
meet specified criteria. Select Health Topics: Sexual health, and select
Age Group: Adolescents. Click on Search to get your results.
- Also see Advocates for Youth and Sociometrics
Corporation.
- Advocates
for Youth. Several blogs about adolescent reproductive and sexual
health policy, culture, current events and research, and parent-child
communication. Also offers Daily News, a list of headlines with links
to articles about adolescent reproductive and sexual health.
- Guttmacher
Institute E-mail Updates. Three electronic newsletters about
sexual and reproductive health news and analysis: (1) Guttmacher Update,
(2) State News Quarterly, and (3) News Providers Can Use from the Guttmacher
Institute.
- National
Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): Adolescent
Health Update. An electronic newsletter about adolescent
health resources, conferences, funding opportunities, and news for professionals
working in local health departments. Topics include adolescent pregnancy
prevention.
- National
Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. The blog, Pregnant
Pause, about adolescent and unplanned pregnancy and Notification
Network, an e-mail news service that covers adolescent pregnancy
prevention facts, data, research, publications, program information,
and media messages.
- See the MCH Library family resource brief Teen
Pregnancy Prevention.
- See the MCH Library school resource brief Sexuality Education.
- Community Services Locator: An Online Directory for Finding Community Services for Children and Families knowledge path
- Health Insurance and Access to Care for Children and Adolescents knowledge path, family resource brief
- School-Based and School-Linked Health Care school resource brief
- Social and Emotional Development in Children and Adolescents knowledge path, family resource brief, school resource brief
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention: Knowledge Path, 6th ed. (September 2010). (Updated:
September 2011).
Author: Susan Brune Lorenzo, M.L.S., MCH Library.
Reviewers: Olivia K. Pickett, M.A., M.L.S., MCH Library;
Katherine Suellentrop, M.P.H., The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned
Pregnancy.
Editor: Ruth Barzel, M.A., MCH Library.