Evaluation of a sexuality education program for young adolescents in Jamaica
Despite their increasing numbers, few of the sexuality education and pregnancy prevention programs in developing countries have been evaluated. This study, conducted in 1995-1997, assesses the impact of a school-based sexuality education program, the Grade 7 Project, on 945 Jamaican seventh graders...
Main Authors: | , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English Spanish Portuguese |
Published: |
Pan American Health Organization
2000
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/016f7ccb67214684b5417f8a4ac3bacb |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:016f7ccb67214684b5417f8a4ac3bacb |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:016f7ccb67214684b5417f8a4ac3bacb 2023-05-15T15:09:19+02:00 Evaluation of a sexuality education program for young adolescents in Jamaica Eggleston Elizabeth Jackson Jean Rountree Wesley Pan Zhiying 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/016f7ccb67214684b5417f8a4ac3bacb EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892000000200006 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 1020-4989 https://doaj.org/article/016f7ccb67214684b5417f8a4ac3bacb Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 102-112 (2000) Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2000 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T00:01:30Z Despite their increasing numbers, few of the sexuality education and pregnancy prevention programs in developing countries have been evaluated. This study, conducted in 1995-1997, assesses the impact of a school-based sexuality education program, the Grade 7 Project, on 945 Jamaican seventh graders (aged 11-14) and their initiation of sexual activity and use of contraception at first intercourse, as well as the knowledge and attitudes that influence their behaviors. Using a quasi-experimental design, the study measured the effects of the Grade 7 Project when the nine-month intervention was completed (short term) and one year after that (long term). Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the project had no effect on initiation of sexual activity, but it had a positive short-term impact on use of contraception at first intercourse (P = .08); adolescents in the intervention group were more than twice as likely to use contraception. The project also had a positive short-term influence on several aspects of the adolescents' knowledge of and attitudes about sexuality and pregnancy. The modest impact of the Grade 7 Project is encouraging, as school-based sexuality education programs of limited duration rarely have a long-term impact. Moreover, competing socioeconomic and cultural forces in Jamaica encourage early sexuality and parenthood among adolescents. The use of more participatory teaching methods and smaller class sizes might strengthen the Grade 7 Project and enhance its impact. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English Spanish Portuguese |
topic |
Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 |
spellingShingle |
Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Eggleston Elizabeth Jackson Jean Rountree Wesley Pan Zhiying Evaluation of a sexuality education program for young adolescents in Jamaica |
topic_facet |
Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 |
description |
Despite their increasing numbers, few of the sexuality education and pregnancy prevention programs in developing countries have been evaluated. This study, conducted in 1995-1997, assesses the impact of a school-based sexuality education program, the Grade 7 Project, on 945 Jamaican seventh graders (aged 11-14) and their initiation of sexual activity and use of contraception at first intercourse, as well as the knowledge and attitudes that influence their behaviors. Using a quasi-experimental design, the study measured the effects of the Grade 7 Project when the nine-month intervention was completed (short term) and one year after that (long term). Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the project had no effect on initiation of sexual activity, but it had a positive short-term impact on use of contraception at first intercourse (P = .08); adolescents in the intervention group were more than twice as likely to use contraception. The project also had a positive short-term influence on several aspects of the adolescents' knowledge of and attitudes about sexuality and pregnancy. The modest impact of the Grade 7 Project is encouraging, as school-based sexuality education programs of limited duration rarely have a long-term impact. Moreover, competing socioeconomic and cultural forces in Jamaica encourage early sexuality and parenthood among adolescents. The use of more participatory teaching methods and smaller class sizes might strengthen the Grade 7 Project and enhance its impact. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Eggleston Elizabeth Jackson Jean Rountree Wesley Pan Zhiying |
author_facet |
Eggleston Elizabeth Jackson Jean Rountree Wesley Pan Zhiying |
author_sort |
Eggleston Elizabeth |
title |
Evaluation of a sexuality education program for young adolescents in Jamaica |
title_short |
Evaluation of a sexuality education program for young adolescents in Jamaica |
title_full |
Evaluation of a sexuality education program for young adolescents in Jamaica |
title_fullStr |
Evaluation of a sexuality education program for young adolescents in Jamaica |
title_full_unstemmed |
Evaluation of a sexuality education program for young adolescents in Jamaica |
title_sort |
evaluation of a sexuality education program for young adolescents in jamaica |
publisher |
Pan American Health Organization |
publishDate |
2000 |
url |
https://doaj.org/article/016f7ccb67214684b5417f8a4ac3bacb |
geographic |
Arctic |
geographic_facet |
Arctic |
genre |
Arctic |
genre_facet |
Arctic |
op_source |
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 102-112 (2000) |
op_relation |
http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892000000200006 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 1020-4989 https://doaj.org/article/016f7ccb67214684b5417f8a4ac3bacb |
_version_ |
1766340519230701568 |