Original articlePASHA: Facilitating the Replication and Use of Effective Adolescent Pregnancy and STI/HIV Prevention Programs
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Methods
The foundation for PASHA’s credibility and utility lies in the process used to identify and select effective programs, assemble the intervention materials into program packages, and review the accuracy, comprehensiveness, and usability of these packages for practitioners working with adolescents. Below we describe each of these steps in turn.
PASHA’s effective program list
Over the last 15 years, we have presented 92 adolescent pregnancy and STI/HIV prevention programs to our Scientist Expert Panel as candidates for inclusion in PASHA. Of these, 56 programs have been selected for the PASHA collection by its Scientist Expert Panel, based on the strength of the evidence for their effectiveness. The 56 selected programs are described succinctly in Table 2.
The diversity of effective programs is also highlighted in Table 2. There are 21 primary pregnancy prevention, 6
Discussion
Our experience with development and use of the PASHA resource over the past 15 years provides helpful lessons for resource developers (researchers) and consumers (practitioners) alike.
Conclusions
The Program Archive on Sexuality, Health, and Adolescence (PASHA) is a growing, au courrant national resource that exemplifies the successful translation of research findings for use in the real world of education and practice. PASHA identifies intervention programs that research has shown to be effective in preventing adolescent pregnancy, STI/HIV, or their risky sexual behavior antecedents. PASHA provides schools, communities, and clinics around the country with easy access to replication
Acknowledgments
This work was funded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Contract N01-HD-4-3387 (Dr. Card). The authors thank Project Officer Susan Newcomer, Ph.D., for her unfailing support of PASHA throughout the years.
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