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"You're wha...?!".

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¹School of nursing and midwifery, Queen's University Belfast.

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Summary

Engaging young men in preventing unintended teenage pregnancies is crucial. An educational resource, "If I were Jack," aims to empower males as part of the solution.

Area of Science:

Public Health
Reproductive Health Education
Adolescent Health

Background:

Fathers' involvement in reproductive planning and pregnancy is vital but often overlooked.
Young men are frequently excluded from maternity services and reproductive health discussions.
The UK faces high rates of teenage pregnancy, with males often excluded from solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the necessity of including fathers in preventing unintended teenage pregnancies.
To address the exclusion of young men from reproductive health services and education.
To introduce an educational resource designed for young men on unintended teenage pregnancy.

Main Methods:

Qualitative analysis of the exclusion of young men from reproductive health services.

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Development of an educational resource titled "If I were Jack."

Focus on empowering young men as active participants in preventing teenage pregnancy.

Main Results:

Young men are rarely considered active participants in preventing unintended teenage pregnancies.
Educational interventions can increase men's sense of inclusion in reproductive health.
"If I were Jack" was developed to specifically target young men's education on this issue.

Conclusions:

Increased inclusion of young men in reproductive health education is essential.
Targeted educational resources can empower males to prevent teenage pregnancy.
Addressing the exclusion of fathers is key to improving reproductive health outcomes for adolescents.