Feasibility trial of a film-based educational intervention for increasing boys’ and girls’ intentions to avoid teenage pregnancy: study protocol

Lohan, M., Aventin, Á., Maguire, L., Clarke, M., Linden, M. and McDaid, L. (2014) Feasibility trial of a film-based educational intervention for increasing boys’ and girls’ intentions to avoid teenage pregnancy: study protocol. International Journal of Educational Research, 68, pp. 35-45. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijer.2014.08.003)

Abstract

The World Health Organisation, amongst others, recognises that adolescent men have a vital yet neglected role in reducing teenage pregnancies and that there is a pressing need for educational interventions designed especially for them. This study seeks to fill this gap by determining the feasibility of conducting an effectiveness trial of the If I Were Jack intervention in post-primary schools. This 4-week intervention aims to increase teenagers’ intentions to avoid unintended pregnancy and addresses gender inequalities in sex education by explicitly focusing on young men. A cluster randomised feasibility trial with embedded process evaluation will determine: recruitment, participation and retention rates; quality of implementation; acceptability and feasibility of the intervention and trial procedures; and costs.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: McDaid, Professor Lisa
• Authors: Lohan, M., Aventin, Á., Maguire, L., Clarke, M., Linden, M., and McDaid, L.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > MRC/CSO SPHSU
• Journal Name: International Journal of Educational Research
• Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
• ISSN: 0883-0355
• ISSN (Online): 1873-538X
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2014 The Authors
• First Published: First published in International Journal of Educational Research 68:35-45
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License