Educational outcomes in teenage pregnancy and parenting programs: results from a demonstration.
A comparison of five in-school educational and service approaches offered at seven sites in Arizona to 789 pregnant and parenting teenagers shows that except for those who enroll in a program in their third trimester, pregnant and parenting teenagers who attend a comprehensive, school-based, community-linked program are significantly more likely to continue in school than are those who have no access to a special program. The comprehensive program's impact is greatest among Hispanic students, younger students, those in grades 9-10, those who are living with their partner and those who enter the program in the first trimester. Two of the program components--strong outreach efforts and case management-are believed to have an especially favorable impact on continuation in school.
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Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson.
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Walruff
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D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education; D001130:Arizona; D003479:Curriculum; D004522:Educational Status; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000193:education; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000193:education*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012931:Social Environment; D013332:Student Dropouts; D044465:White People / Q000193:education