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 and consequences of STDs (includingHIV) (see above)• Implement simulation activities in which adolescents can see how STDs can spreadrapidly in people engaging in unprotected sex with multiple partners (see above)• Provide accurate information on how some STDs can be cured, how the physicalsymptoms of other viral STDs can be reduced, and how the infectivity of their viralSTDs can be reducedIncrease knowledge of the risksof contracting an STD and theconsequences of undiagnosedSTDsIncrease testing andtreatment of STDReduce STD• Have a guest speaker from a clinic explain the testing and treatment process andwhere testing and treatment services are available• Have students obtain accurate information about the availability of confidentialand low-cost STD testing and treatment services in the local community (see above)and have them assess each service• Have students call or visit a clinic and obtain information about itIncrease knowledge of theavailability of confidential andlow-cost STD testing and treatmentservices• Provide accurate information about STD tests and treatment, emphasizing that STDtests need not be painful• Brainstorm ways to make teens more comfortable going to a clinic for testing (e.g.,go with a friend)Increase positive attitudesand comfort being tested andtreated for STDs• Have students divide into groups and research different STDs and their symptoms;have them create posters or pamphlets showing the common symptoms thatwarrant being checked for STDs• Have students identify other situations that might warrant being tested for STDs(e.g., being tested before stopping condom use and using hormonal contraceptionin a long-term, mutually faithful relationship)Increase self-efficacy to knowwhen to visit a clinic and betested and treated• Show a video on teens and STD testing, clarifying the process of going to a clinic,being tested, notifying partners, etc.• Have students identify the names and locations of the nearest health services thatprovide confidential and low-cost STD testing and treatment services• Have students develop a feasible plan for arranging and getting to those healthservices• Have students call or visit a clinic and obtain information about itIncrease self-efficacy to visit aclinic and be tested and treatedChapter 2 Creating a Logic Model and Learning Objectives 21