title: Family life education for young adolescents: a quasi-experiment.
abstract: The impact of a family life education program for inner-city, minority elementary-school students was investigated.  2 randomly assigned groups of 7th and 8th graders (balanced for gender) completed a self administered survey, both before and after program implementation.  In comaprison to the control group, program participants displayed (a) improved knowledge about contraception, reproductive physiology, an adolescent pregnancy outcomes; (b) increased awareness of the existence of specific birth control methods; (c) among 7th gradres, more conservative attitudes toward circumstances under which sexual intercourse was viewed as personally acceptable, and among8th graders, a shift toward more liberal attitudes; and (d) a greater tendency to acknowledge mutual responsibility for contraception.  The impact of this intervention and school-based sex education programs in general is discussed within the broader context of the young adolescent's social environment.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Herz
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Reis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D001290:Attitude; D001519:Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004493:Education; D005298:Fertility; D006262:Health; D006298:Health Services Administration; D007087:Illinois; D019359:Knowledge; D009656:North America; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011584:Psychology; D012098:Reproduction; D012106:Research; D012736:Sex Education; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Adolescent Pregnancy; Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Adolescents, Male; Age Factors; Americas; Attitude; Behavior; Comparative Studies; Decision Making; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Education; Fertility; Health; Health Services Administration; Illinois; Knowledge; Management; North America; Northern America; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy; Premarital Sex Behavior; Program Evaluation; Programs; Psychological Factors; Reproduction; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Sex Behavior; Sex Education; Studies; United States; Urban Population; Youth