Students’ Experiences and Perceived Benefits of a Sex Education Curriculum: A Qualitative Analysis

REFERENCES

• Alford , S. 2008 . Science and success, second edition: Sex education and other programs that work to prevent teen pregnancy, HIV, & sexually transmitted infections , Washington , DC : Advocates for Youth . Retrieved from http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/storage/advfy/documents/sciencesuccesses.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Boyatzis , R. E. 1998 . Transforming qualitative information: Thematic analysis and code development , Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . 2009a . Sexually transmitted disease surveillance, 2008 , Atlanta , GA : Author .
   Google Scholar
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . 2009b . HIV/AIDS surveillance report, 2007 , Atlanta , GA : Author .
   Google Scholar
• Cowley , C. and Farley , T. 2001 . Adolescent girls’ attitudes toward pregnancy: The importance of asking what the boyfriend wants . The Journal of Family Practice , 50 : 603 – 607 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Edmunds , H. 1999 . The focus group research handbook , Chicago : NTC Business Books .
   Google Scholar
• Garwick , A. W. , Rhodes , K. L. , Peterson-Hickey , M. and Hellerstedt , W. L. 2008 . Native teen voices: Adolescent pregnancy prevention recommendations . Journal of Adolescent Health , 42 ( 1 ) : 81 – 88 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hamilton , B. E. , Martin , J. A. and Ventura , S. J. 2009 . Births: Preliminary data for 2007 . National Vital Statistics Reports , 57 ( 12 ) Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57_12.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Hamilton , B. E. , Martin , J. A. and Ventura , S. J. 2010 . Births: Preliminary data for 2008 . National Vital Statistics Reports , 58 ( 16 ) Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58_16.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Herrman , J. W. 2008 . Adolescent perceptions of teen births . Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Neonatal Nursing , 37 ( 1 ) : 42 – 50 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hoppe , M. J. , Graham , L. , Wilsdon , A. , Wells , E. A. , Nahom , D. and Morrison , D. M. 2004 . Teens speak out about HIV/AIDS: Focus group discussions about risk and decision-making . Journal of Adolescent Health , 35 : e27 – e35 .
   Google Scholar
• Jaccard , J. , Dodge , T. and Dittus , P. 2003 . Do adolescents want to avoid pregnancy? Attitudes toward pregnancy as predictors of pregnancy . Journal of Adolescent Health , 33 : 79 – 83 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kirby , D. 2007 . Emerging answers 2007: Research findings on programs to reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases , Washington , DC : National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy .
   Google Scholar
• Kirby , D. , Rolleri , L. and Wilson , M. 2007 . Tool to assess the characteristics of effective sex and STD/HIV education programs , Washington , DC : Healthy Teen Network .
   Google Scholar
• Kost , K. , Henshaw , S. and Carlin , L. 2010 . U.S. teenage pregnancies, births, and abortions: National and state trends and trends by race and ethnicity , New York , NY : Guttmacher Institute . Retrieved from http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Kruger , R. A. 1998 . Analyzing and reporting focus groups results , Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• Moreno , M. , Breuner , C. and Lozano , P. 2008 . Provocative questions in parochial sex education classes: Higher incidence in younger students . Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology , 21 : 259 – 264 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pappas-DeLucas , K. A. , Kraft , J. M. , Edwards , S. L. , Casillas , M. , Harvey , S. M. and Huszti , H. C. 2006 . Recruiting and retaining couples for an HIV prevention intervention: Lessons learned from the PARTNERS project . Health Education Research , 21 : 611 – 620 .
   Google Scholar
• Realini , J. P. 2008 . Big Decisions: Making healthy, informed choices about sex Retrieved from http://www.bigdecisions.org
   Google Scholar
• Realini , J. P. , Buzi , R. S. , Smith , P. B. and Martinez , M. F. 2010 . Evaluation of Big Decisions—An abstinence-plus sexuality curriculum . Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy , 36 : 313 – 325 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rock , E. M. , Ireland , M. , Resnick , M. D. and McNeely , C. A. 2005 . A rose by any other name? Objective knowledge, perceived knowledge, and adolescent male condom use . Pediatrics , 115 : 667 – 672 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rosengard , C. , Pollock , L. , Weitzen , S. , Meers , A. and Phipps , M. G. 2007 . Concepts of the advantages and disadvantages of teenage childbearing among pregnant adolescents: A qualitative analysis . Pediatrics , 118 : 503 – 510 .
   Google Scholar
• Sofaer , S. 1999 . Qualitative methods: What are they and why use them? . Health Service Research , 34 : 1101 – 1118 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Suellentrop , K. 2010 . What works 2010: Curriculum-based programs that help prevent teen pregnancy , Washington , DC : The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy .
   Google Scholar
• Vexler , E. and Suellentrop , K. 2006 . Bridging two worlds: How teen pregnancy prevention programs can better serve Latino youth , Washington , DC : National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy .
   Google Scholar
• Watson , N. and Robertson , A. 1996 . A qualitative evaluation of HIV and AIDS education to senior school children in Lothian Region, Scotland . Health Promotion International , 11 : 291 – 298 .
   Google Scholar