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ERIC Number: ED288167
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Sep
Pages: 16
Abstractor: N/A
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Family Planning: Barriers to Utilization by Adolescent Males.
Bogdanich, Radmila M.; Miller, Linda P.
Parents Too Soon is a statewide program developed in Illinois to deter both teenage pregnancy and the negative consequences of adolescent childbearing and parenting. Clients are males and females 20 years of age and younger who wish to avoid conceiving children, are pregnant, are parents, or are at-risk of becoming parents. Included in this program are four demonstration sites which provide services in the areas of prenatal care, family planning services, social services, nutrition education, support and referral services, parenting training, health education, basic skills development, job skills development, and special services for adolescent males. The four programs are located in a medium-sized urban medical clinic, a large metropolitan health department, a rural health department, and a junior high school based health clinic. Each program used a variety of innovative methods to attract males into their family planning programs. This report examines the methods used to attract males at each of the four demonstration sites and reviews the barriers to their effectiveness. The report concludes that, to have a serious impact on teenage pregnancy, family planning programs must address the role of the adolescent male. It recommends that such programs examine their goals and methods of operation to ensure that this role is being addressed. (Author/NB)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois
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