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- 4. Teen Mom Risks • Poor weight gain • Anemia • Baby born preterm/low birth weight • Minimal education leading to poverty
- 7. Content • HIV, STI’s and pregnancy prevention factors • Negotiation and refusal skills • Contraception and condom use skills • Handling risky situations • Attitudes on perceived risk of STI’s and pregnancy • Development of positive norms • Healthy relationships • Parent engagement with focus on communication about sexual behaviour and romantic relationships
- 8. Effective Sexual Health Interventions • Parent-youth relationships – 83% of teens are afraid to ask their parents about sex – Talking to parents=safer sex (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4396579/)
- 9. At-Risk Youth • History of teen pregnancy in the family • History of pregnancy themselves • History of abuse • History of absence from school (https://www.nursingtimes.net/Journals/2013/11/15/w/y/m/Teenage-pregnancy--and-sexual- health-201113.pdf)
- 10. • Average age a Canadian loses their virginity: 15 years old • 28% didn’t use a condom or other contraceptive for their first time https://clipartfest.com/categories/view/6049925b7c140c1e601754c45c2cbe6f1e8bf6e4/scared-clipart-face.html
- 11. Goals • Lower rates of teenage pregnancy • Lower rates of STI’s – Chlamydia • Destigmatization of sex • Promote sex being openly talked about
- 12. Finances • Traveling costs • Hiring of public health nurses • Staff training • Increased supplies (varying birth controls, condoms)
- 13. Why This Will Work • Brings resources to the teens • Mandatory in-class sessions • Attention to at-risk populations https://www.collegetimes.com/sex-dating/9-sex-essentials-everyone-should-own-95019