Teaching teens about sex: a fidelity assessment model for Making Proud Choices.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Given the increased necessity for local program administrators to operate evidenced-based programs developed for different target populations and community settings, we present evidence about the effectiveness of a specific adolescent health intervention, Making Proud Choices (MPC). MPC was originally designed for inner city, African-American youth in high HIV communities, but implemented recently in diverse settings shown to be at high risk of teen-pregnancy in Missouri. In light of the pressures for local adaptation of the comprehensive sexual education curriculum, we created a three-pronged fidelity assessment tool. We find that significant gains are reported in terms of knowledge as well as intent to use a condom. Furthermore, these findings are consistently achieved in both urban and rural settings, with foster care youth, and for Whites and African-Americans.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Cronin, J; Heflin, C; Price, A
Published Date
- October 2014
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 46 /
Start / End Page
- 94 - 102
PubMed ID
- 24950019
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1873-7870
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0149-7189
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.05.010
Language
- eng