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A Process Evaluation of Condom Availability in the Seattle, Washington Public Schools
Author(s) -
Brown Nancy L.,
Pennylegion Michelle T.,
Hillard Pamela
Publication year - 1997
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.1746-1561.1997.tb03469.x
Subject(s) - condom , focus group , medical education , family planning , program evaluation , family medicine , population , public health , medicine , private school , psychology , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , research methodology , political science , nursing , mathematics education , business , marketing , syphilis , public administration
In 1993, Seattle began making condoms available in all of its 15 high schools. As part of an evaluation of this program, 16 focus groups with students from 13 high schools were conducted to explore students' perceptions of the school environment, program effectiveness, and suggestions for program improvement. The study also included data from a student survey conducted in 10 high schools. The focus group results revealed that students support school condom availability but have concerns about privacy when obtaining condoms. Students prefer obtaining condoms from baskets in private areas of school‐based clinics to obtaining them from vending machines. Students do not believe that having condoms available has affected sexual activity or condom use among students. Recommendations for improving school condom availability include access to free condoms in private locations.U Sch Health. 1997;67(8):336–340)