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Download full textShegog, Ross; Baumler, Elizabeth; Addy, Robert C.; Peskin, Melissa; Thiel, Melanie Ann; Tortolero, Susan R.; Markham, Christine – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2017
In the United States, adolescents 15 to 24 years of age account for nearly half of new cases of sexually transmitted infection (STI) each year, and female adolescents 15 to 19 years of age account for 24.2 of every 1000 births, 17% of which are repeat births. The provision of evidence-based sexual health curricula is indicated. To be effective,…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Health Behavior, Behavior Change, Sex Education
Shegog, Ross; Rushing, Stephanie Craig; Jessen, Cornelia; Lane, Travis L.; Gorman, Gwenda; Gaston, Amanda; Revels, Taija Koogei; Torres, Jennifer; Williamson, Jennifer; Baumler, Elizabeth; Addy, Robert C.; Peskin, Melissa F.; Tortolero, Susan R.; Markham, Christine M. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2017
Background: Few HIV/STI and pregnancy prevention programs for youth in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities have been rigorously evaluated despite sexual health disparities in this population. This study reports the evaluation of a culturally adapted Internet-based HIV/STI and pregnancy prevention program for AI/AN youth, Native…
Descriptors: Prevention, Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Self Efficacy
Markham, Christine M.; Peskin, Melissa; Shegog, Ross; Cuccaro, Paula; Gabay, Efrat K.; Baker, Kimberly Johnson; Swain-Ogbonna, Honora I.; Edwards, Sharon; Tortolero, Susan R. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2017
Background: Racial/ethnic-minority 9th graders are at increased risk for teen pregnancy, HIV, and STIs compared to their White peers. Yet, few effective sexual health education programs exist for this population. Purpose: To apply "IM Adapt"--a systematic theory- and evidence-based approach to program adaptation--to modify an effective…
Descriptors: Grade 9, At Risk Persons, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
Direct linkEscobar-Chaves, Soledad Liliana; Shegog, Ross; Moscoso-Alvarez, Margarita R.; Markham, Christine; Tortolero-Luna, Guillermo; Peskin, Melissa; Tortolero, Susan – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: To assess the need for cultural tailoring of an effective sexual health middle school curriculum, "It's Your Game: Keep It Real" (IYG), prior to implementation in Puerto Rican (PR) middle schools. Methods: Seventy-three seventh-grade bilingual students participated in IYG curriculum activities (both group-based and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Bilingual Students, Middle Schools
Hernandez, Belinda F.; Peskin, Melissa; Shegog, Ross; Markham, Christine; Johnson, Kimberly; Ratliff, Eric A.; Li, Dennis H.; Weerasinghe, I. Sonali; Cuccaro, Paula M.; Tortolero, Susan R. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2011
Background: Despite effective solutions to reduce teen birth rates, Texas teen birth rates are among the highest in the nation. School districts can impact youth sexual behavior through implementation of evidence-based programs (EBPs); however, teen pregnancy prevention is a complex and controversial issue for school districts. Subsequently, very…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Adolescents, Pregnancy, Prevention
Tortolero, Susan R.; Hernandez, Belinda F.; Cuccaro, Paula M.; Peskin, Melissa F.; Markham, Christine M.; Shegog, Ross – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2010
Texas is home to over one million Latino teens who are at risk for negative reproductive health outcomes, such as teen pregnancy and STIs. Teen pregnancy disproportionately impacts the health of Latino teens in Texas and places them at risk of continued high rates of poverty, school dropout, and unemployment unless Texas makes a concerted effort…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Adolescents, Pregnancy, At Risk Persons
