title: Teaching teens about sex: a fidelity assessment model for Making Proud Choices.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri, United States.
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cronin
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri, United States. Electronic address: heflincm@missouri.edu.
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heflin
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri, United States.
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008923:Missouri; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012736:Sex Education / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Adolescent health; Fidelity evaluation; Technical assistance; Teen pregnancy