EVALUATION OF A SEX EDUCATION PROGRAM IN MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE

dc.contributor.advisor Weatherby, Norman en_US
dc.contributor.author Aderoba, Hilda Adelanke en_US
dc.contributor.committeemember Umscheid, Dana en_US
dc.contributor.department Health & Human Performance en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2014-06-02T18:46:19Z
dc.date.available 2014-06-02T18:46:19Z
dc.date.issued 2013-04-23 en_US
dc.description.abstract Unprotected sexual behavior among adolescents is a major public health concern because it can lead to HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and unwanted pregnancies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a sex education program, provided by Pregnancy Center of Middle Tennessee, on adolescents' knowledge of STIs, teen pregnancy and assessment of adolescent's risky sexual behavior in Maury County schools. en_US
dc.description.abstract A survey was conducted prior to and immediately after the intervention among participants in the experimental (N = 60) and control (N = 60) groups. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was performed to assess the effectiveness of the sex education program on participants' knowledge of STIs, teen pregnancy and assessment of adolescent's risky sexual behavior. Significant beneficial effects of the intervention were found on participants' postscores on knowledge of STIs and teen pregnancy. Overall, the findings indicate that the program had a positive impact on participants. en_US
dc.description.degree M.S. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/3532
dc.publisher Middle Tennessee State University en_US
dc.subject Adolescent en_US
dc.subject Program Evaluation en_US
dc.subject Sex Education en_US
dc.subject Sexual health intervention en_US
dc.subject Sexually Transmitted Diseases en_US
dc.subject Teen Pregnancy en_US
dc.subject.umi Health education en_US
dc.thesis.degreegrantor Middle Tennessee State University en_US
dc.thesis.degreelevel Masters en_US
dc.title EVALUATION OF A SEX EDUCATION PROGRAM IN MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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