Impacts of the Positive Youth Development Program for Expectant and Parenting Teens in California

Under contract to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Mathematica is conducting an impact study of California Department of Public Health, Center for Family Health, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health's (MCAH) Adolescent Family Life Program Positive Youth Development (PYD) program for a Federal Evaluation of Programs for Expectant and Parenting Youth (PEPY). The impact study will be designed to address the impact of PYD, compared to the business-as-usual condition, AFLP, in delaying repeat pregnancies, completing high school, improving health of the parent and child, and improving linkages and networks of support for expectant and parenting teens.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Teen Pregnancy Prevention
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Adolescent Family Life Program Positive Youth Development (PYD) program; Behavioral: Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP)

Detailed Description

The Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP) has been used by MCAH for more than 3 decades. The program was recently enhanced with a positive youth development component, referred to as Adolescent Family Life Program Positive Youth Development (PYD) program. The enhanced program is a shorter, more intensive program that requires case managers to use motivational interviewing to guide participating youth through a prescribed set of activities designed to set achievable goals for life planning and building self-sufficiency. A random assignment design will be used to assess the program's impact on exposure to program content and short term outcomes.

The evaluation includes two sub-studies, each with a distinct design. In the first sub-study, individuals were randomly assigned as part of the enrollment process within two provider sites to receive either PYD or AFLP. These two provider sites could support individual random assignment because they had enough case managers and clients to support both study conditions (PYD and AFLP). In the second sub-study, 13 provider sites, each with a smaller number of case managers and clients, were randomly assigned to PYD or AFLP. In this second sub-study, participants enrolled after sites were randomly assigned. Potential study participants were recruited between December 2014 and January 2017, and were considered eligible for participation if they were they (1) were interested in the program, (2) were pregnant or parenting, (3) had not been served at the site in the prior six months, (4) spoke either English or Spanish, (5) were between ages 14 and 18, and (6) were not enrolled in Nurse Family Partnerships.

For sub-study 1, potential participants who were eligible were randomly assigned to (1) a treatment group that was eligible for PYD or (2) a control group that received AFLP. Random assignment was conducted within two blocks determined by random assignment site and whether study participants were pregnant at the time of random assignment or were parenting at the time of random assignment. After random assignment, the study enrollment manager assigned the young mother to a case manager delivering the program to which she was assigned. The assigned case manager then tried to locate and conduct a first visit with each randomized youth mother, but not all could be found. For most who were found and visited, case managers were instructed to follow a script that described the program in general terms (without differentiating between AFLP and PYD) and the study in detail. The script did not reveal the group to which the young mother was assigned. As part of the scripted interaction, case managers sought study consent from young mothers to participate in the study data collection.

For sub-study 2, provider sites were first randomized to either the PYD or AFLP. Young mothers were then referred to sites in the same manner as in the first sub-study, went through the same initial eligibility screening process. Eligible mothers were assigned a case manager. The assigned case manager then tried to locate and conduct a first visit with each eligible youth mother, but not all could be found. For most who were found and visited, case managers were instructed to follow a script that described the program in general terms (without differentiating between AFLP and PYD) and the study in detail. The script did not reveal the group to which the young mother was assigned. As part of the scripted interaction, case managers sought study consent from young mothers to participate in the study data collection.

The study draws on data from LodeStar, MCAH's administrative records on service receipt, a baseline survey administered after enrollment into the study, a follow-up survey administered approximately 12 months after enrollment and a follow up survey administered approximately 24 months after enrollment.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 1330
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Goleta, California, United States, 93117
      • Community Action Partnership of Santa Barbara County
    • Hayward, California, United States, 94541
      • Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center
    • Kelseyville, California, United States, 95451
      • Lake Family Resource Center
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90063
      • AltaMed Health Services
    • Mission Hills, California, United States, 91345
      • El Nido Family Centers
    • Modesto, California, United States, 95353
      • Stanislaus County Health Services
    • Roseville, California, United States, 95661
      • Placer County Health and Human Services
    • Sacramento, California, United States, 95816
      • Sutter Health Teen Programs
    • San Diego, California, United States, 92113
      • 1. San Diego Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program (San Diego Unified School District)
    • San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
      • Felton Institute Family Service Agency of San Francisco
    • San Jose, California, United States, 95112
      • Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
    • San Luis Obispo, California, United States, 93401
      • Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo
    • Santa Rosa, California, United States, 95494
      • Sonoma County Health Department

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 16 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• must be expectant or parenting

Exclusion Criteria:

• Served by enrollment site in six months prior to random assignment
• Enrolled in Nurse Family Partnership program at time of random assignment
• younger than 14 years of age or older than 18 years of age
• Primary language is neither English nor Spanish

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: PYD; Case managers meet with participating pregnant and parenting females at least two times a month over 12 months. In the short term, the program seeks to improve social competence, problem-solving skills, autonomy, increased sense of purpose, improved knowledge and use of contraceptives, increased linkages and support networks, improved quality of relationships, increased access to and strengthen relationship with a trusted adult, increased knowledge of and access to healthcare and improved health and well-being of expectant or parenting mother. In the long term, the program aims to delay subsequent pregnancy and reduction in health risk behaviors, improved health and well-being of parent and child, improved educational and employment outcomes and increased self-sufficiency.	Behavioral: Adolescent Family Life Program Positive Youth Development (PYD) program; Home visiting program for pregnant and parenting teens with PYD component
Active Comparator: AFLP; Case managers meet with participating pregnant and parenting females once a month over 24 months to deliver older, business-as-usual version of the program that does not have positive youth development component.	Behavioral: Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP); Home visiting program for pregnant and parenting teens

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Frequency of case manager visits, as measured by administrative data	Continuous variable: Total number of visits with program case manager within the first 12 months from consent date	12 month
Frequency of case manager visits, as measured by administrative data	Continuous variable: Total number of visits with program case manager within the first 24 months from consent date	24 month
Early exit from program, as measured by administrative data	Binary variable: equal to one if within the first 12 months of programming the participant the participant conveyed the intent to stop programming prematurely to her case manager or became unresponsive to a case manager's attempt to contact.	12 months
Exposure to information on relationships in year 1, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable: equal to one if respondent reported attending a class or session (individual or group) about relationships, dating, or marriage and that class took place with the case manager or at the recommendation of the case manager, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Exposure to information on relationships in year 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable: equal to one if respondent reported attending a class or session (individual or group) about relationships, dating, or marriage and that class took place with the case manager or at the recommendation of the case manager, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Exposure to information on relationships cumulative measure, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable: equal to one if respondent reported attending a class or session (individual or group) about relationships, dating, or marriage and that class took place with the case manager or at the recommendation of the case manager in Year 1 or Year 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Exposure to information on parenting in year 1, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable: equal to one if respondent reported attending a class or session (individual or group) about parenting or how to care for their child and that class took place with the case manager or at the recommendation of the case manager, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Exposure to information on family planning in year 1, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable: equal to one if respondent reported receiving information on birth control or where to get birth control from a doctor, nurse, case manager or clinic in Year 1, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Exposure to information on parenting in year 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable: equal to one if respondent reported attending a class or session (individual or group) about parenting or how to care for their child and that class took place with the case manager or at the recommendation of the case manager, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Exposure to information on family planning in year 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable: equal to one if respondent reported receiving information on birth control or where to get birth control from a doctor, nurse, case manager or clinic in Year 1, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Exposure to information on parenting cumulative measure, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable: equal to one if respondent reported attending a class or session (individual or group) about parenting or how to care for their child and that class took place with the case manager or at the recommendation of the case manager in Year 1 or Year 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Exposure to information on family planning cumulative measure, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable: equal to one if respondent reported receiving information on birth control or where to get birth control from a doctor, nurse, case manager or clinic in Year 1 or Year 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Exposure to information on child's access to healthcare in year 1, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count if respondent reported attending a class or session on how to get health insurance or apply for Medicaid for their baby or on where to get health care for the their baby addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Exposure to information on child's access to healthcare in year 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count if respondent reported attending a class or session on how to get health insurance or apply for Medicaid for their baby or on where to get health care for the their baby addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Exposure to information on child's access to healthcare cumulative measure, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count if respondent reported attending a class or session on how to get health insurance or apply for Medicaid for their baby or on where to get health care for the their baby addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager in Year 1 or Year 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Exposure to education related services in year 1, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count of education topics addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California". Topics include participating in GED preparation, tutoring, or outside help with school work, or program to prepare for a high school diploma	12 months
Exposure to education related services in year 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count of education topics addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California". Topics include participating in GED preparation, tutoring, or outside help with school work, or program to prepare for a high school diploma	24 months
Exposure to education related services cumulative measure, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count of education topics addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager in Years 1 and 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California". Topics include participating in GED preparation, tutoring, or outside help with school work, or program to prepare for a high school diploma	24 months
Exposure to workforce assistance related services year 1, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count of workforce topics addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California". Topics include career counseling, help finding a job or applying for a job training program, job training or help looking for or applying for a job.	12 months
Exposure to workforce assistance related services year 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count of workforce topics addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California". Topics include career counseling, help finding a job or applying for a job training program, job training or help looking for or applying for a job.	24 months
Exposure to workforce assistance related services cumulative measure, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count of workforce topics addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager in year 1 and year 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California". Topics include career counseling, help finding a job or applying for a job training program, job training or help looking for or applying for a job.	24 months
Exposure to information on access to healthcare in year 1, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count if respondent reported attending a class or session on how to get health insurance or apply for Medicaid for themselves or on where to get health care for themselves addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Exposure to information on access to healthcare in year 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count if respondent reported attending a class or session on how to get health insurance or apply for Medicaid for themselves or on where to get health care for themselves addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Exposure to information on access to healthcare cumulative measure, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count if respondent reported attending a class or session on how to get health insurance or apply for Medicaid for themselves or on where to get health care for themselves addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager in year 1 and year 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Respondent feelings about themselves, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: proportion of 8 statements related to resiliency & feelings about yourself and the future with which the participant either agreed or disagreed, variable ranges from 0 to 1 with higher values indicating higher resiliency. Each of the individual items ranged from 1 to 4 with higher numbers corresponding to stronger agreement. Items collected by using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California".	12 months
Respondent feelings about themselves, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: proportion of 8 statements related to resiliency & feelings about yourself and the future with which the participant either agreed or disagreed, variable ranges from 0 to 1 with higher values indicating higher resiliency. Each of the individual items ranged from 1 to 4 with higher numbers corresponding to stronger agreement. Items collected by using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California".	24 months
Respondent feelings about personal goals, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: proportion of 7 statements related to resiliency & feelings about personal goals with which the participant either agreed or disagreed, variable ranges from 0 to 1 with higher values indicating higher resiliency. Each of the individual items ranged from 1 to 4 with higher numbers corresponding to stronger agreement. Items collected by using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California".	12 months
Respondent feelings about personal goals, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: proportion of 7 statements related to resiliency & feelings about personal goals with which the participant either agreed or disagreed, variable ranges from 0 to 1 with higher values indicating higher resiliency. Each of the individual items ranged from 1 to 4 with higher numbers corresponding to stronger agreement. Items collected by using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California".	24 months
Linkages and referrals year 1, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count of topics related to the linkages and referrals addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager in year 1; variable ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating exposure to more topics about linkages and referrals as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California". Topics include how to get child care for their baby, where to get food assistance and support for themselves and their baby, where to find affordable housing and where to get counseling or treatment for depression or anxiety.	12 months
Linkages and referrals year 2, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count of topics related to the linkages and referrals addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager in year 2; variable ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating exposure to more topics about linkages and referrals as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California". Topics include how to get child care for their baby, where to get food assistance and support for themselves and their baby, where to find affordable housing and where to get counseling or treatment for depression or anxiety.	24 months
Linkages and referrals cumulative measure, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: standardized count of topics related to the linkages and referrals addressed by the case manager directly or through a recommendation by the case manager in year 1 and year 2; variable ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating exposure to more topics about linkages and referrals as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California". Topics include how to get child care for their baby, where to get food assistance and support for themselves and their baby, where to find affordable housing and where to get counseling or treatment for depression or anxiety.	24 months
Increased access to and strengthened relationship with a trusted adult year 1	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: Proportion of statements about a supportive adult that the participants agrees with or strongly agrees with, variable ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating more access and stronger relationship with a trusted adult. Each of the four individual statements range from 1 to 4 with higher numbers corresponding to stronger agreement. Items collected by using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Increased access to and strengthened relationship with a trusted adult year 2	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: Proportion of statements about a supportive adult that the participants agrees with or strongly agrees with, variable ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating more access and stronger relationship with a trusted adult. Each of the four individual statements range from 1 to 4 with higher numbers corresponding to stronger agreement. Items collected by using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Unprotected sex, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary measure equal to one if the respondent reported having sex without birth control in the three months prior to completing the 12-month survey, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Unprotected sex, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary measure equal to one if the respondent reported having sex without birth control in the three months prior to completing the 24-month survey, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Use of birth control, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary measure equal to one if the respondent indicated currently using condoms, birth control pills, the patch, the shot, the ring, an intrauterine device (IUD) or an implant as a form of birth control, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Use of birth control, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary measure equal to one if the respondent indicated currently using condoms, birth control pills, the patch, the shot, the ring, an intrauterine device (IUD) or an implant as a form of birth control, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Knowledge of condoms, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable that is the standardized count of the mother's correct responses to six survey items about her knowledge of condoms; each of the six individual item is binary, indicating correct (individual item=1) or incorrect (individual item=0).The proportion correct ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater knowledge. Items collected using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Knowledge of condoms, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable that is the standardized count of the mother's correct responses to six survey items about her knowledge of condoms; each of the six individual item is binary, indicating correct (individual item=1) or incorrect (individual item=0).The proportion correct ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater knowledge. Items collected using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Knowledge of birth control pills, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable that is the standardized count of the mother's correct responses to five survey items about her knowledge of birth control pills; each of the five individual item is binary, indicating correct (individual item=1) or incorrect (individual item=0).The proportion correct ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater knowledge. Items collected using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Knowledge of birth control pills, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable that is the standardized count of the mother's correct responses to five survey items about her knowledge of birth control pills; each of the five individual item is binary, indicating correct (individual item=1) or incorrect (individual item=0).The proportion correct ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater knowledge. Items collected using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Knowledge of Intrauterine devices (IUDs), as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable that is the standardized count of the mother's correct responses to six survey items about her knowledge of IUDs; each of the six individual item is binary, indicating correct (individual item=1) or incorrect (individual item=0).The proportion correct ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater knowledge. Items collected using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Knowledge of Intrauterine devices (IUDs), as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable that is the standardized count of the mother's correct responses to six survey items about her knowledge of IUDs; each of the six individual item is binary, indicating correct (individual item=1) or incorrect (individual item=0).The proportion correct ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater knowledge. Items collected using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Knowledge of other hormonal and long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) methods, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable that is the standardized count of the mother's correct responses to four survey items about her knowledge of other forms of birth control; each of the four individual item is binary, indicating correct (individual item=1) or incorrect (individual item=0).The proportion correct ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater knowledge. Items collected using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Knowledge of other hormonal and long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) methods, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable that is the standardized count of the mother's correct responses to four survey items about her knowledge of other forms of birth control; each of the four individual item is binary, indicating correct (individual item=1) or incorrect (individual item=0).The proportion correct ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater knowledge. Items collected using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Depressive symptoms, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable equal to one if the respondent was so sad or hopeless for two or more weeks that she stopped doing some usual activities, as measured on the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Depressive symptoms, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable equal to one if the respondent was so sad or hopeless for two or more weeks that she stopped doing some usual activities, as measured on the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Received postpartum medical checkup, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable equal to one if the mother reported having a checkup in the 3 months after the child was born, as measured on the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Health insurance for respondent, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable equal to one if the respondent reported currently having health insurance , as reported on the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Health insurance for respondent, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable equal to one if the respondent reported currently having health insurance , as reported on the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Continued high school attachment, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable equal to one if the respondent reported being enrolled in high school or having a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) as reported on the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	12 months
Continued high school attachment, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable equal to one if the respondent reported being enrolled in high school or having a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) as reported on the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Subsequent pregnancy, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable equal to one if the respondent reported a pregnancy after enrollment in the program as reported on the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and/or the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Sexually transmitted disease, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"and "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Binary variable equal to one if the respondent reported being diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease after program enrollment as reported on the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California" and/or the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	24 months
Positive attitudes towards healthy relationships, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: proportion of 6 statements related to attitudes towards healthy relationships with which the participant either agreed or disagreed, variable ranges from 0 to 1 with higher values indicating more positive attitudes toward healthy relationships. Each of the individual items ranged from 1 to 4 with higher numbers corresponding to stronger agreement. Items collected by using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 12 Month Follow-up Survey - California".	12 months
Positive attitudes towards healthy relationships, as measured by the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California"	Multiple-item continuous scale variable: proportion of 6 statements related to attitudes towards healthy relationships with which the participant either agreed or disagreed, variable ranges from 0 to 1 with higher values indicating more positive attitudes toward healthy relationships. Each of the individual items ranged from 1 to 4 with higher numbers corresponding to stronger agreement. Items collected by using the "Positive Adolescent Futures Final 24 Month Follow-up Survey - California".	24 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
• Collaborators: Office of Population Affairs; California Department of Public Health, MCAH
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Susan Zief, PhD, Mathematica Policy Research

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 3, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 25, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): May 25, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 26, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 26, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): November 29, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 25, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 23, 2021
• Last Verified: February 1, 2021

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Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Teen pregnancy prevention; Home visiting; Positive youth development; Adolescent Family Life Program Positive Youth Development
• Other Study ID Numbers: 50023-CA

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No