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Evaluating Effectiveness of Abstinence Education.

Thomas E Smith¹, Lisa S Panisch², Thallia Malespin³

¹a College of Social Work , Florida State University , Tallahassee , Florida , USA.

Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work

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Keywords:

Abstinence education evaluation themes and components

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Adolescent Health
Educational Interventions

Background:

Abstinence-only education is a federally mandated curriculum component.
Assessing program effectiveness requires understanding demographic influences.
Adolescent health programs need evidence-based evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate an abstinence education program's effectiveness.
To determine demographic factors influencing program outcomes.
To align educational content with federal guidelines.

Main Methods:

A large-scale intervention involving 5,772 middle and high school students.
Effectiveness measured using the A-H themes assessment.
Statistical analysis utilizing ANCOVA with covariates and fixed factors.

Main Results:

Program effectiveness declined with increasing age in adolescent boys.
Age and gender were significant main effects on outcome scores.
Ethnicity and interactions between gender and ethnicity were not significant.

Conclusions:

Demographic variations influence receptiveness to abstinence-only education.
Program developers can use findings to tailor interventions.
Further research is necessary to evaluate existing abstinence education programs.