Longitudinal Evaluation of a Teenage Pregnancy Case Management Program in Oklahoma |
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| Authors: | Eleni L. Tolma Julie A. Stoner Micah McCumber Kathleen Montella Tracey Douglas Siri A. Digney |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahomaeleni-tolma@ouhsc.edu;3. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;4. College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;5. NorthCare, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;6. Department of Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a school-based case management intervention in reducing teen-pregnancy. A nonrandomized intervention/comparison schools mixed-method evaluation design was employed. Participants included 203 pregnant and parenting teens with annual follow-up over a 3-year period. The results indicated that the time to repeat pregnancy was delayed among pregnant teens, high school drop-out rates were reduced among parenting teens, and pregnant teens were less likely to deliver before 36 weeks in the intervention versus the comparison school. Case management at a school setting is a promising approach to decrease repeat teen pregnancy. |
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| Keywords: | evaluation teen-pregnancy case management |
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