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Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Strategies Used by School Nurses
Author(s) -
Kobokovich Linda J.,
Bonovich Leah K.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1992.tb01210.x
Subject(s) - pregnancy , school nursing , school nurse , nursing , medicine , sample (material) , family medicine , psychology , chemistry , genetics , chromatography , biology
This survey identified a range of adolescent pregnancy prevention activities used by school nurses in selected Mid‐Atlantic public schools. A purposive sample of 224 public school nurses completed the School Nurse Questionnaire adapted from an instrument used previously to survey school nurses. Based on a 54% response rate, a task analysis revealed that respondents performed only one pregnancy prevention activity frequently. A sub‐sample of nurses, serving students in grades 6–12, used seven of 21 pregnancy prevention activities frequently. Though nurses did not actually perform the remaining activities, they felt prepared to do so. However, the structure of school nursing services often does not allow adequate time or opportunity to engage in adolescent pregnancy prevention activities.