Reducing Adolescent Sexual Risk: A Theoretical - ETR Associates

Figure2-3 An Example of a Logic Model to Reduce Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseaseby Implementing a Sexuality Education Curriculum (Continued)Individual Risk andCurriculum Activities Protective Factors Behaviors Goals• Provide accurate information about the risks of pregnancy (see above)• Implement simulation activities in which teens see that with each passing month,more teens get pregnant if they have unprotected sex, but don’t get pregnant ifthey abstain (see above)Increase perceived susceptibilityto pregnancyIncrease correct andconsistent use ofcontraceptionReduce teenpregnancy• Have students write down what they would have to do in the next 48 hours if theyjust found out they were pregnant (see above)• Have students write down activities they wish to do in coming years, and then markwhich ones would be difficult or impossible if they had a child (see above)Increase perceived consequencesof pregnancy and childbearing(greater importance ofavoiding pregnancy)• Provide accurate information about the different types contraception commonlyused by adolescents; indicate which protect against both pregnancy and STD;discuss advantages and disadvantages of each; discuss side effects, both positiveand negativeIncrease knowledge about contraception,including the recognitionof positive side effectsof hormonal contraceptives (aswell as negative side effects)• Provide parents with accurate information about adolescent sexual behavior,pregnancy and STD• Give students homework assignments in which they should talk with their parentsor other trusted adults about abstaining from sex, condom use and contraceptionuseIncrease belief that parents/family support contraceptiveuse if sexually active• Provide accurate information about the different types contraception commonlyused by adolescents; state their effectiveness if used correctly; indicate whichprotect against STD; discuss advantages and disadvantages of each; discuss sideeffects, both positive and negative (see above)• Have students identify the ways in which using condoms may reduce pleasure (e.g.,disrupts love making) and identify ways to avoid this (e.g., have a condom ready)(see below)• Identify ways that using condoms and other forms of contraception can make sexmore pleasurableIncrease intention to abstainfrom sex or to abstain from sexoutside of long-term, faithfulrelationships if having sex(Continued)Chapter 2 Creating a Logic Model and Learning Objectives 17