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Title: Your faith or mine: a pregnancy spacing intervention in an ultra-orthodox Jewish community in Israel.
Author: Birenbaum-Carmeli D
Source: Reproductive Health Matters. 2008 Nov;16(32):185-91.
Abstract: Ultra-orthodox (haredi) Jews in Israel have an exceptionally high fertility rate of 7.7. As most fathers spend their days studying the Bible, the women struggle to support their large families under severe economic pressures. Some women experience maternal exhaustion coping with this life situation. Contraception for pregnancy spacing raises myriad dilemmas in the haredi community, however, many of which apply to promoting family planning in religious settings more generally. In a health promotion course for 23 haredi registered nurses at the University of Haifa in 2006-2007, pregnancy spacing was selected as the subject of the class project, the main aim of which was to convey an influential health message in a culturally acceptable manner. As the issue was debated, it was agreed the project should also address a range of women's health problems as well as pregnancy spacing. Thus, maternal nutrition, pelvic floor tone, dental health, maternal exhaustion and competition over number of children were added. A brochure was prepared and widely distributed in the haredi community, where it was well received. This paper describes the classroom dynamics during the planning and application of the project. It illustrates the importance of cultural awareness when addressing sensitive issues and communities with particular cultural dispositions.
Language: English
Keywords:
ISRAEL | SUMMARY REPORT | STUDENTS | BIRTH SPACING | INTERVENTIONS | PROMOTION | JUDAISM | CULTURE | MATERNAL HEALTH | HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS | MESSAGE DEVELOPMENT | PAMPHLETS | Developed Countries | Middle East | Education | Family Planning | Programs | Organization and Administration | Marketing | Economic Factors | Religion | Sociocultural Factors | Health | Health Education | Communication | Printed Media | Mass Media
Document Number: 342198

Title: Assessment of women�s satisfaction with reproductive health services inUrmia University of Medical Sciences.
Author: Nanbakhsh H; Salarilak S; Islamloo F; Aglemand S
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2008 May-Jun;14(3):605-613.
Abstract: We assessed women's satisfaction with the reproductive health services in the population laboratory of Urmia University of Medical Sciences in 2003. A random sample of 600 married women aged 15-49 years completed a satisfaction questionnaire based on Bruce's criteria. Overall 76.2% of women were satisfied and 15.8% were completely satisfied with the total reproductive health service; however 34.0% of women were unsatisfied or completely unsatisfied with their health care provider. Factors that needed be improved were: providing all modern contraception methods in the health centres; using educational materials (e.g. pamphlets and brochures) at reproductive health consultations; and improving information given to clients to ensure informed choice of family planning method. (author's)
Language: English
Keywords:
IRAN | RESEARCH REPORT | QUESTIONNAIRES | WOMEN | CURRENTLY MARRIED | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | HEALTH SERVICES | SATISFACTION | CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS | PAMPHLETS | COUNSELING | FAMILY PLANNING | Developing Countries | Middle East | Demographic Factors | Population | Marital Status | Nuptiality | Health | Delivery of Health Care | Psychological Factors | Behavior | Contraception | Printed Media | Mass Media | Communication | Clinic Activities | Program Activities | Programs | Organization and Administration
Document Number: 327176

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Title: Developing Spanish-language family planning materials: Lessons learned from extensive field tests.
Author: Denny-Garamendi C; Lopez-Rabin J; Guendelman S; Schafer S
Source: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2007 Sep;39(3):176-180.
Abstract: Despite the importance of providing family planning clients with educational materials that are easy to read and understand, scant information is available on the development of materials for clients who feel most comfortable speaking and reading Spanish. Language difficulties and low health literacy, including lack of knowledge about contraception or where to get it, are important barriers to Latinas' utilization of reproductive health services and understanding of health information among Latinas. Other barriers, such as cost and lack of health insurance coverage, compound difficulties in accessing services, placing low-income Latina women at high risk of unintended pregnancy. Noncitizens and most recent immigrants are not eligible for Medicaid-covered family planning services, and the proportions of 15-44-year-old women who have no insurance are nearly twice as high among these groups (63% and 66%, respectively) as among those born in the United States (35%). (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | RESEARCH REPORT | PILOT PROJECTS | HISPANICS | WOMEN | FAMILY PLANNING ACCEPTORS | FAMILY PLANNING EDUCATION | MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT | LANGUAGE | PAMPHLETS | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Studies | Research Methodology | Ethnic Groups | Cultural Background | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Family Planning Programs | Family Planning | Education | Communication | Printed Media | Mass Media
Document Number: 320216

Title: Get "In the Know": 20 questions about pregnancy, contraception and abortion.
Author: Guttmacher Institute
Source: [New York, New York], Guttmacher Institute, [2006]. 6 p.
Abstract: How many of the world's women are in their childbearing years? About 1.49 billion women worldwide, including more than 62 million women in the United States, are between the ages of 15 and 44. How many U.S. women become pregnant each year? About six million women become pregnant annually. Nearly two-thirds of these pregnancies result in live births and about one-fifth in abortions; the remainder end in miscarriage. What proportion of pregnancies are unplanned? In the United States, about half of all pregnancies are unintended, and about half of unintended pregnancies are terminated by abortion. Worldwide, almost two in five women who become pregnant have either an abortion or an unplanned birth. How high are teenage pregnancy rates in the United States? Teenage pregnancy, birth and abortion rates in the United States have been declining for a decade. Nevertheless, the United States continues to have a substantially higher teenage pregnancy rate than most other developed countries--for example, nearly twice the rate in Australia or Canada and more than four times the rate in France. Why has the teenage pregnancy rate in the United States declined? Between 1988 and 1995, 75% of the decline in teenage pregnancy was due to improved contraceptive use. The remaining 25% was due to reduced sexual activity. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
GLOBAL | PAMPHLETS | INFORMATION | PREGNANCY | REPRODUCTIVE AGE | PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED | ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY | PREGNANCY RATE | ABORTION RATE | PREVENTION AND CONTROL | CONTRACEPTION | CONTRACEPTION FAILURE | Printed Media | Mass Media | Communication | Reproduction | Reproductive Behavior | Fertility | Population Dynamics | Demographic Factors | Population | Fertility Measurements | Fertility Control, Postconception | Family Planning | Diseases | Contraceptive Usage
Document Number: 312540 Notification

Title: Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY), providing social support, savings, and microcredit opportunities for young women in areas with high HIV prevalence.
Author: Erulkar A; Bruce J; Dondo A; Sebstad J; Matheka J
Source: New York, New York, Population Council, 2006. 48 p. (SEEDS No. 23)
Abstract: Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY) was a multiphase initiative undertaken by the Population Council and K-Rep Development Agency (KDA), the oldest and largest microfinance institution in Kenya. The overall aim of the project was to reduce adolescents' vulnerabilities to adverse social and reproductive health outcomes, including HIV infection, by improving their livelihoods options. The project was launched in low-income and slum areas of Nairobi, Kenya, where rates of HIV infection are alarming and where young women are disproportionately affected. TRY targeted out-of-school adolescent girls and young women aged 16-22. Initially, the microfinance model was an adaptation of the adult juhudi group-based savings and lending model. The TRY model evolved over the course of the experiment, moving from a minimalist savings and credit model to one that expanded upon social support and eventually responded to the particular needs of its vulnerable clientele. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
GLOBAL | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | PAMPHLETS | WOMEN | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | SEX EDUCATION | LOW INCOME POPULATION | INCOME GENERATION PROGRAMS | POVERTY | NEEDS | INFORMATION | INVESTMENTS | IMPACT | PROGRAM DESIGN | PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY | Printed Media | Mass Media | Communication | Demographic Factors | Population | Health | Education | Social Class | Socioeconomic Status | Socioeconomic Factors | Economic Factors | Economic Development | Financial Activities | Programs | Organization and Administration
Document Number: 309683

Title: SysteMALEtizing: resources for engaging men in sexual and reproductive health.
Author: Greene ME
Source: [Washington, D.C.], Interagency Gender Working Group. 2006 Jul. [17] p.
Abstract: The growing number of programs engaging men in reproductive health reflects exciting changes in the field. Men are central to sexual and reproductive health and the surge in programs reflects an appreciation of how working with them contributes to their health and the health of their partners and children, and, potentially, to broader equity objectives. Why Spend Limited Resources on Men? Decades of research on reproductive and child health show that everyone can benefit when men are thoughtfully engaged. Programs may address men's own needs, providing them with information, skills, and services that improve their health. The information and skills can help men be more respectful, communicative, and supportive in their sexual partnerships. Women themselves often ask that reproductive health programs work with men. Some programs work to develop men's capacity as fathers, providing them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be more involved with their children. International data on men's use of physical violence against women suggest that working with men could both reduce this violence and improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes. An overarching benefit of all of these activities, when they are conducted with sensitivity to social inequities, is that they can contribute to gender equity and to broader development objectives. And why might men want to take more of an active role in sexual and reproductive health? Somewhat surprisingly, there are many reasons. Men want information and usually have little access to it. They recognize the risks that their behavior and lack of information pose to their own health. They are concerned with the health of their partners. They wish for improved relationships with their children. And many of them recognize the importance of human rights, including women's rights. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | PAMPHLETS | MEN | FATHERS | SONS | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | MEN'S INVOLVEMENT | FAMILY PLANNING | RESOURCES | INFORMATION | MEN'S HEALTH | HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS | INFORMATION SOURCES | INFORMATION SERVICES | North America | Americas | Developed Countries | Printed Media | Mass Media | Communication | Demographic Factors | Population | Parents | Family Relationships | Family Characteristics | Family and Household | Sociocultural Factors | Health | Programs | Organization and Administration | Health Education | Education
Document Number: 309685

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Title: An evaluation of a brief HIV / AIDS prevention intervention for college students using normative feedback and goal setting.
Author: Chernoff RA; Davison GC
Source: AIDS Education and Prevention. 2005;17(2):91-104.
Abstract: This study evaluated the ability of a 20-minute self�administered intervention to increase HIV/AIDS risk reduction among sexually active college students. The intervention presented normative data on the relatively low prevalence of HIV risk behaviors among college students for the purpose of conveying the idea that risk reduction was the prevailing social norm among their same age peers. The intervention also invited students to select specific risk reduction goals to be implemented over a 30-day follow�up period. Participants (N= 155) were assigned in alternating order to receive either the intervention or a control condition that entailed reading a general AIDS information pamphlet. Results were partially moderated by gender. Compared with controls, men in the intervention group reported significantly higher condom use, whereas women in the intervention group reported significantly fewer sexual partners. (author's)
Language: English
Keywords:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | RESEARCH REPORT | EVALUATION | PAMPHLETS | COUNSELING | YOUTH | UNIVERSITIES | HIV PREVENTION | RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR | INTERVENTIONS | PROGRAM ACTIVITIES | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Printed Media | Mass Media | Communication | Clinic Activities | Programs | Organization and Administration | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Schools | Education | HIV Infections | Viral Diseases | Diseases | Behavior
Document Number: 286889

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Title: Evaluation of a pamphlet on visceral leishmaniasis as a tool for providing disease information to healthcare professionals and laypersons.
Author: da Luz ZM; Schall V; Rabello A
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica. 2005 Mar-Apr;21(2):606-621.
Abstract: Although educational materials are frequently produced and used as part of control programs in Brazil, little is known about the efficacy of this type of information. This study evaluated the potential for disseminating information on visceral leishmaniasis using a pamphlet. The sample consisted of 551 healthcare workers and 379 laypeople from a metropolitan area located in southeast Brazil. Both before and after reading the pamphlet, subjects completed a multiple-choice questionnaire. Overall baseline knowledge of the disease was estimated by the proportion of correct answers before reading the pamphlet. Although specific knowledge among zoonosis control workers was higher (90.0% on average), overall baseline knowledge of the disease varied from 45.0% to 77.0%. After reading the pamphlet, the levels increased to 71.0% and 96.0%, respectively. Before reading, the lowest proportion of correct answers in all groups related to the disease symptoms. Analysis of incorrect answers showed that visceral leishmaniasis is mainly confused with leptospirosis. The increased proportion of correct answers after reading the pamphlet is evidence of its potential as an educational tool. (author's)
Language: English
Keywords:
BRAZIL | RESEARCH REPORT | QUESTIONNAIRES | HEALTH PERSONNEL | LEISHMANIASIS | PREVENTION AND CONTROL | KNOWLEDGE | ATTITUDES | HEALTH EDUCATION | PAMPHLETS | EVALUATION | South America, Eastern | South America | Latin America | Americas | Developing Countries | Delivery of Health Care | Health | Parasitic Diseases | Diseases | Sociocultural Factors | Psychological Factors | Behavior | Education | Printed Media | Mass Media | Communication
Document Number: 310758

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Title: Youth mentoring.
Author: Fulop M
Source: Scotts Valley, California, ETR Associates, Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention [ReCAPP], [2005]. [36] p.
Abstract: Youth mentoring popularly claims mythical origins in Homer's Odyssey, where Odysseus asks his friend Mentor to look after his son Telemachus while he goes off to fight the Trojan War. While there is some debate about whether or not the relationship between Mentor and Telemachus meets mentoring criteria, the inclination to date the concept of mentoring to 800 BC suggests that the mentoring relationship has long been part of our history. Historically, older generations have passed on wisdom to younger generations through oral histories, stories, ceremonies, rituals and apprenticeships. However, within the fragmented and fractured societies that exist in some of today's western nations, inter-generational connection and social bonds have weakened, and the organic drive to protect and nurture future generations has incrementally been losing its influence. As a result, the efforts to connect youth with caring adults is increasingly institutionalized in a wide array of youth programs and interventions that comprise a relatively new discipline known as "youth development." Mentoring through structured and formal relationships is one youth development program strategy and is the focus on this month's ReCAPP edition. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ACTION RESEARCH | HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS | PAMPHLETS | YOUTH | ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY | SUPPORT GROUPS | SCREENING | COUNSELING | EDUCATIONAL METHODS | PROGRAM DESIGN | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Research Methodology | Health Education | Education | Printed Media | Mass Media | Communication | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Reproductive Behavior | Fertility | Population Dynamics | Social Networks | Friends and Relatives | Family and Household | Sociocultural Factors | Examinations and Diagnoses | Medical Procedures | Medicine | Health Services | Delivery of Health Care | Health | Clinic Activities | Program Activities | Programs | Organization and Administration | Educational Activities
Document Number: 305632

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Title: Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA).
Author: Lezin N
Source: Scotts Valley, California, ETR Associates, Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention [ReCAPP], [2005]. [18] p.
Abstract: Many theories in health education and health promotion seek answers to the fundamental question of why people behave the way they do. More specifically, theories are used to try to understand and predict how and why people change their unhealthy behaviors to healthier ones. ReCAPP has reviewed some of the important health education and health behavior theories in past editions including Social Learning Theory, the Health Belief Model, and Stages of Change. This edition of ReCAPP is dedicated to better understanding the Theory of Reasoned Action. The Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), first developed in the late 1960s by Martin Fishbein and revised and expanded by Fishbein and Icek Azjen in the decades that followed, is a theory that focuses on a person's intention to behave a certain way. An intention is a plan or a likelihood that someone will behave in a particular way in specific situations -- whether or not they actually do so. For example, a person who is thinking about quitting smoking intends or plans to quit, but may or may not actually follow through on that intent. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ACTION RESEARCH | HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS | PAMPHLETS | YOUTH | ADOLESCENT HEALTH | PROMOTION | HEALTH EDUCATION | BEHAVIOR CHANGE | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Research Methodology | Education | Printed Media | Mass Media | Communication | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Health | Marketing | Economic Factors | Behavior
Document Number: 305633

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Title: What will she / he do?
Author: Becker R; Shamsuddin N; Bacon W
Source: Scotts Valley, California, ETR Associates, Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention [ReCAPP], 2004 Apr. [17] p.
Abstract: In this lesson, participants will learn how mistaken beliefs about their peers affect their own decision-making. They will complete an activity called "What Will She/He Do?" that will illustrate how knowing the truth about what is going on around them can help them make good decisions. At the end of this lesson, participants will be able to: 1. Describe how mistakes about that they think is going on around them can affect their decision-making; 2. Identify the importance of sticking to their own beliefs about making good decisions for themselves; and 3. Recognize that many of their peers share the same beliefs about making good decisions. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS | PAMPHLETS | YOUTH | ADOLESCENTS | MESSAGE DEVELOPMENT | SEXUAL HARASSMENT | MISINFORMATION | TOBACCO USE | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Health Education | Education | Printed Media | Mass Media | Communication | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Crime | Social Problems | Sociocultural Factors | Behavior
Document Number: 305646

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Title: Stages of Change Model.
Author: Lezin N
Source: Scotts Valley, California, ETR Associates, Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention [ReCAPP], [2004]. [21] p.
Abstract: When Psychologist James Prochaska, Ph.D. was a junior in college, he lost his father to the twin demons of alcoholism and depression. Throughout his illness, Dr. Prochaska's father had expressed a mistrust in psychotherapy and refused to consider it -- with tragic results. Dr. Prochaska's frustration with this missed opportunity led him to an intensive study of psychology in an effort to understand more about people like his father and how the field could be more helpful to them. But instead of answers, Dr. Prochaska's studies led only to more questions. One puzzler was that although therapy seemed to be beneficial to many people struggling with different types of problems, no one really seemed to understand why. No over-arching theory explained how people manage to change their behaviors. In fact, as Dr. Prochaska observed, there were at least 300 different approaches and explanations fragmenting the field of behavior change. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ACTION RESEARCH | HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS | PAMPHLETS | YOUTH | INSTRUCTION | MESSAGE DEVELOPMENT | BEHAVIOR CHANGE | EDUCATIONAL METHODS | PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Research Methodology | Health Education | Education | Printed Media | Mass Media | Communication | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Behavior | Educational Activities | Program Evaluation | Programs | Organization and Administration
Document Number: 305630

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Title: [Evaluation of AIDS / STDs intervention program on community female sex workers]
Author: Lin P; Sun BS; Liang LH
Source: South China Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2004 Dec;30(6):12-14.
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the STDs/AIDS intervention program on community female sex workers (CFSWs). Methods The intervention program included: STDs/AIDS prevention lecture, booklets, VCD and peer education; free condom distribution, STDs/AIDS test and reproductive health counsel to CFSWs. Face-to-face structured survey interviews were conducted to evaluate the program and before and after intervention. Results The number of CFSWs interviewed before and after intervention were 139 and 125 respectively. The awareness percentage of STD/AIDS transmission and prevention knowledge increased from 33.1% to 60.8% (P < 0.01). The percentage of condom using consistently increased from 86.2% to 95.0% (P < 0.05) during last week. Conclusion Comprehensive HIV/AIDS intervention on CFSWs is an effective way to increase their HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge and condom use and so as to reduce/prevent HIV transmission from CFSWs to general population. (author's)
Language: Chinese
Keywords:
CHINA | RESEARCH REPORT | EVALUATION | SEX WORKERS | WOMEN | SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE PREVENTION | HIV TRANSMISSION | AIDS PREVENTION | PEER EDUCATORS | PAMPHLETS | KNOWLEDGE | COMMUNITY-BASED DISTRIBUTION | CONDOMS | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | COUNSELING | PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS | Developing Countries | Asia, Eastern | Asia | Sex Behavior | Behavior | Demographic Factors | Population | Sexually Transmitted Diseases | Reproductive Tract Infections | Infections | Diseases | HIV Infections | Viral Diseases | AIDS | Education | Printed Media | Mass Media | Communication | Sociocultural Factors | Nonclinical Distribution | Distributional Activities | Program Activities | Programs | Organization and Administration | Barrier Methods | Contraceptive Methods | Contraception | Family Planning | Health | Clinic Activities | Program Evaluation
Document Number: 291755

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Title: 'Naturally clean and wholesome': women, sex education, and the United States Public Health Service, 1918-1928.
Author: Lord AM
Source: Social History of Medicine. 2004 Dec;17(3):423-441.
Abstract: In 1918, the United States Public Health Service (PHS) launched a sex education campaign intended to educate Americans, young and old, male and female, on the perils of venereal disease (VD). As the �guardians of the community�s health�, women were central to this effort and the PHS aggressively called upon these newly-enfranchised citizens to provide comprehensive sex education in their homes, schools, churches, and community settings. But even as the PHS called upon women to spearhead local and community efforts against VD, they used highly stereotyped images to endorse and advocate passive images of women and female sexuality. An analysis of this campaign and its failure provides insight into the ways in which the federal government attempted to use the forum of public health, both to re-shape the family and transform existing patterns of sexual behavior during the 1920s. The failure of these attempts also provides a new understanding into the question of why federally-funded sex education programs have generally been so unsuccessful in the USA. (author's)
Language: English
Keywords:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | HISTORICAL REVIEW | GOVERNMENT AGENCIES | WOMEN'S GROUPS | PUBLIC HEALTH | CAMPAIGNS | SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE PREVENTION | SEX EDUCATION | SEXUALITY | FEMALE ROLE | PAMPHLETS | North America | Americas | Developed Countries | Organizations | Political Factors | Sociocultural Factors | Interest Groups | Health | Communication Programs | Communication | Sexually Transmitted Diseases | Reproductive Tract Infections | Infections | Diseases | Education | Personality | Psychological Factors | Behavior | Social Behavior | Printed Media | Mass Media
Document Number: 283295

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Title: The church as a partner for HIV prevention: a model for engaging the church in HIV / AIDS prevention. Special focus on adolescents.
Author: Russell-Brown PA; Beckles MD; Smith Y
Source: Kingston, Jamaica, Futures Group, Adolescent Reproductive Health Project [Youth.now], [2004]. [1] p. (USAID Contract No. 532-C-00-00-00003-00Development Experience Clearinghouse DocID / Order No. PN-ADC-075)
Abstract: Objective: To develop a model for working with faith institutions to respond individually and collectively to reproductive health needs of adolescents in their congregations. Design and Methods: In late 2000, Youth now (the Jamaica Adolescent Reproductive Health Project) supported a series of individual consultations with leaders of church organizations and a 3-day Curriculum Development Workshop (CDW) to adapt a prototype Christian Family Life Education (CFLE) resource guide to the Jamaican context. Three one-week training workshops were conducted over 18 months for pastors and church leaders. Graduates were provided with a resource guide and technical and financial assistance to plan and conduct training and other interventions with adolescents and youth. Results: Sixty pastors and church leaders were trained as trainers and facilitators in CFLE. Graduates have used the training in varied ways. Many have conducted training workshops for other pastors, youth leaders and Sunday school teachers. Two pastors introduced adolescent reproductive health (ARH) modules into the curricula of two bible colleges. One pastor has established a website to strengthen networking among the graduates. A group of highly motivated graduates formed the Pastors' Coordinating Committee and later the National Christian Youth Coalition, co-sponsor of the November 2003 Pastors' Conference on ARH. A 2-day conference for graduates and participants in the CDW was held in November 2003 to agree on the way for churches to respond to ARH. Conclusions: The tension that exists between the faith and health communities can be bridged and churches actively engaged as partners in the prevention of HIV, especially for adolescents. (author's)
Language: English
Keywords:
JAMAICA | PAMPHLETS | ADOLESCENTS | AIDS PREVENTION | RELIGION | PROGRAM ACTIVITIES | Developing Countries | Caribbean | Americas | Printed Media | Mass Media | Communication | Youth | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | AIDS | HIV Infections | Viral Diseases | Diseases | Programs | Organization and Administration
Document Number: 286112

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