LeadHer, a Gender-specific Teen Pregnancy Prevention Curriculum for Girls 15-19
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Conditions studied: Teenage Pregnancy
In brief
Alternatives For Girls (AFG) is offering LeadHer as a gender-specific teen pregnancy prevention curriculum to girls between the ages of 14-19 years old who live in Wayne County, MI. The curriculum seeks to demonstrate that girls who participate in LeadHer will show increased rates of avoidance of unprotected sex, will show increased use of birth control and reduced rates of pregnancy. LeadHer will run over a 6-session period covering topics designed to prevent teen pregnancy and develop girls into leaders. The sessions will be co-led by youth (Peer Educators).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03265314
- Run by
- Alternatives For Girls
- People needed
- 508
- Starts
- 2017-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2022-04-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-01-03
Who can join
Age: 14 and older, up to 19. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Grade level: 8th grade through high school graduation; Race/ethnicity or tribe: As reflected in the Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan communities: African American, Latina, White, Mixed Races. At the time of the latest U.S. Census data, teens in Detroit were 81.9% African American, 9.7% Latino/a, 4.4% Caucasian, and 3.9% other races/ethnicities; Risk characteristics: Many will be at-risk by virtue of living within 200% of the federal poverty guidelines, doing poorly in local schools, being exposed to gang activities, and being sexually active; Other characteristics: living in Wayne County at the start of the study.
You may not qualify if…
- Target population participants who are already in another pregnancy prevention program.
Where it is running
- Alternatives For Girls — Detroit, Michigan, United States
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