The Latina Project: Adolescent and Parent Perceptions of Successful Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs
Author: Madlem, M.S.
Date Published: 2003
The Hispanic population is rapidly growing in the U.S. The health issues that challenge this population are often unique. Pregnancyr ates amongH ispanic teensh ave remaineds teadyo r risen in some areas. Yakima County, Washingtonh ast he highestt eenp regnancyr ate for womena ged 18-19 of any county in the state (182.72 per 1000 women compared with 104.32 per 1000 women in Washington). Over half of the births in this age range are to Hispanic teens. For these reasons, Planned Parenthood of Central Washington, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, collaborated with Central Washington University to conduct fonnative research on Hispanic teen pregnancy prevention. This qualitative focus group study revealed perceptions of adolescents and parents of communication patterns, desired content of sexuality education programs, and the provision of sexuality education programming. Understandingth esep erceptionsm ay be the first step in developing educational programs that have a positive impact on Latina teens.
Date Published: 2003
The Hispanic population is rapidly growing in the U.S. The health issues that challenge this population are often unique. Pregnancyr ates amongH ispanic teensh ave remaineds teadyo r risen in some areas. Yakima County, Washingtonh ast he highestt eenp regnancyr ate for womena ged 18-19 of any county in the state (182.72 per 1000 women compared with 104.32 per 1000 women in Washington). Over half of the births in this age range are to Hispanic teens. For these reasons, Planned Parenthood of Central Washington, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, collaborated with Central Washington University to conduct fonnative research on Hispanic teen pregnancy prevention. This qualitative focus group study revealed perceptions of adolescents and parents of communication patterns, desired content of sexuality education programs, and the provision of sexuality education programming. Understandingth esep erceptionsm ay be the first step in developing educational programs that have a positive impact on Latina teens.
