social repeat pregnancy unintended teenage pregnancy in the USA. Six of the national to good rates. Happiness, enjoyment of intervention studies provided exclusion rates. quality school and ambition can all sound evidence of the value but evidence of EPPI. help to delay early parenthood. of two particular approaches monitoring its The available research to targeting the social Childhood and information is effectiveness evidence also points both to exclusion associated with youth not available day care and to education and unintended teenage development to confirm career development pregnancy: early childhood programmes programmes as promising interventions consisting of widespread (policy ways of supporting young preschool education, parents. Holistic support parenting support, and social initiatives) or programmes appear to be skills development; and youth information Children and appropriate but have not yet development programmes suggests adults been shown to be effective. combining community service However, studies of young and student learning, or is people's views suggest many providing a programme of important research gaps. academic and social These include the development development. The overall and evaluation of policies to pooled effect size showed promote young people's that teenage pregnancy involvement in schooling, rates were 39% lower further education and training, among individuals and to support families receiving an intervention experiencing problems linked than in those receiving with social disadvantage and standard practice or no poverty. intervention (Relative Risk = 0.61, 95% CI 0.48, 0.77). Three main themes associated with early parenthood emerged from the
social exclusion EPPI. Childhood and youth development programmes (policy initiatives) Children and adults repeat pregnancy rates. unintended teenage pregnancy rates. Happiness, enjoyment of school and ambition can all help to delay early parenthood. The available research evidence also points both to day care and to education and career development programmes as promising ways of supporting young parents. Holistic support programmes appear to be appropriate but have not yet been shown to be effective. However, studies of young people's views suggest many important research gaps. These include the development and evaluation of policies to promote young people's involvement in schooling, further education and training, and to support families experiencing problems linked with social disadvantage and poverty. in the USA. Six of the intervention studies provided sound evidence of the value of two particular approaches to targeting the social exclusion associated with unintended teenage pregnancy: early childhood interventions consisting of preschool education, parenting support, and social skills development; and youth development programmes combining community service and student learning, or providing a programme of academic and social development. The overall pooled effect size showed that teenage pregnancy rates were 39% lower among individuals receiving an intervention than in those receiving standard practice or no intervention (Relative Risk = 0.61, 95% CI 0.48, 0.77). Three main themes associated with early parenthood emerged from the national but monitoring information is not available to confirm widespread or information suggests is to good quality evidence of its effectiveness
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