The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy and Parenting
5050.0: Wednesday, November 13, 2002: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Poster
Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy and Parenting
The purpose of this session is to present issues related to the reproductive health and sexual behavior of adolescents. Issues concerning teen pregnancy and teen parenting will also be presented.
Learning Objectives: 1. Identify sexual activity profiles that may be useful in developing intervention programs. 2. Identify barriers that influence teen pregnancy prevention efforts. 3. Understand the importance of reproductive health education for adolescents 4. Describe the factors that affect teen parenting. 5. Identify issues related to adolescent knowledge and attitudes concerning safe sex and pregnancy.
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organizer(s):Joyce Eatmon, MPA
Board 1Identifying youth at greatest risk for sexual activity
Roy F. Oman, PhD, Sara K Vesely, PhD, Cheryl Aspy, PhD, Michelle C. Kegler, DrPH, Kenneth R. McLeroy, PhD, Sharon Rodine, MEd, LaDonna Marshall, Vicki Harris Wyatt, PhD
Board 2Evaluation of an Educational Intervention Among African-American Adolescents at High Risk for HIV Infection
Arthur Dwayne Johnson, BA, Matthew R Facer, PhD, Farzaneh Tabnak, MS, PhD, Juan D. Ruiz, MD, DrPH
Board 3Perceptions and practices regarding sexual behavior and pregnancy among secondary school adolescents in St. George’s Parish, Grenada
Srikanth Malempati, MPH, Theresa J. McCann, PhD, MPH
Board 4Correlates and predictors of oral sex among adolescents in Baltimore, Maryland
Danielle C. Ompad, PhD, Steffanie Strathdee, PhD, David D. Celentano, ScD, Carl A Latkin, PhD, Sheppard G. Kellam, MD, Jeanne Poduska, ScD, Nicholas Ialongo, PhD
Board 5Program Experiences in Selecting, Implementing and Evaluating Teen Pregnancy Prevention Interventions *
Darlene L. Shearer, DrPH, Lorraine V. Klerman, DrPH, Susan Gyaben, MPH
Board 6Bridging the gap and balancing resources: The importance and implications of targeting adolescent reproductive health needs
Michael N. Spoerri, PT, Kelly Detsch, BA, Katherine S. Wilson, BA, Leslie Korenda, BS, Margaret H. Ochner, BA
Board 7Integrating Adolescent Livelihood Activities within a Reproductive Health Program for Urban Slum Dwellers in India
Dale Huntington, ScD, Mary Philip Sebastian, PhD, Barbara Mensch, PhD, Clark Wesley
Board 8Psychosocial factors affecting transition to motherhood in first time pregnant adolescents
Margaret M. Kaiser, MSN, RN, CS, Bevely J. Hays, PhD, RN, Manoj Sharma, PhD
Board 9Neighborhood level effects on treatment outcomes from a comprehensive, intensively case managed service program for low-income pregnant and parenting teens in the rural South
James R. McDonell, DSW
Board 10Promoting the Personal Development and Parenting Skills of New and Expectant, Socially Disadvantaged Mothers: A Community Guide systematic review of effectiveness
Karen Taylor Valverde, MA, Linda Wright-De Agüero, PhD MPH, Ping Hu Johnson, MD, PhD, CHES, Kate Curtis, PhD, Barbara Cohen, BA, Meredith Reynolds, PhD, Craig W. Thomas, MA, Susan Scrimshaw
Organized by:Maternal and Child Health
Endorsed by:Population, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health; Public Health Nursing; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:Nursing, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA