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Evaluation of Statewide Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives: Challenges, Methods, and Lessons LearnedUniversity of Texas-Houston School of Public Health, in Brownsville, Texas.
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, in Columbia, South Carolina.
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, Prevention Research Center, in Columbia, South Carolina.
University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health and School of Medicine at the University of South Carolina, in Columbia, South Carolina.
STD/HIV division of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, in Columbia, South Carolina.
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, in Columbia, South Carolina.
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, in Columbia, South Carolina.
Evaluation of community-based, teen pregnancy prevention initiatives is complex. This article describes the challenges encountered and solutions derived while creating a comprehensive evaluation of teen pregnancy prevention initiatives across 46 counties in a southeastern state. Background information on the evaluation and highlights of the data collection constructs, methods, and tools are provided. In particular, the efforts to appropriately scope the evaluation activities and the use of qualitative and quantitative methods are discussed. In addition, the key lessons learned from the evaluation are presented. This article's discussion of contextual influences and evaluation planning and implementation efforts may benefit program practitioners and evaluators in their future evaluation activities.
Key Words: teen pregnancy prevention • community initiatives • mixed-method evaluation
Health Promotion Practice, Vol. 4, No. 3,
323-335 (2003) This article has been cited by other articles:
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