title: Education Now and Babies Later (ENABL): life history of a campaign to Postpone Sexual Involvement.
abstract: Education Now and Babies Later (ENABL), a statewide adolescent pregnancy prevention initiative, was inaugurated in California in June 1992. Developed by the state's Office of Family Planning, ENABL utilized a five-session intervention curriculum, Postponing Sexual Involvement (PSI), targeted at delaying the onset of sexual activity among youths aged 12-14. Schoolwide and community-based activities, along with a statewide media and public relations campaign, reinforced the intervention's message. Data collected from nearly 9,000 surveys, 75 individual interviews and 50 focus groups indicated that youths, parents and community representatives supported the initiative and endorsed its message, although most recommended changes to the curriculum. However, because no impact on sexual behavior could be demonstrated, the campaign was abruptly terminated in February 1996, despite recommendations that the program be retained and improved.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Cagampang
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Barth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korpi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kirby
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012736:Sex Education / Q000379:methods*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data