ArticleAmerican journal of public health2012
Association between availability and quality of health services in schools and reproductive health outcomes among students: a multilevel observational study.
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- School-Based Health Centers to Advance Health Equity: A Community Guide Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2016Pooled it
- The impact of a lifestyle promotion program on anthropometric and clinical manifestations in adolescents with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.BMC women's health · 2024Trial
- Understanding context: leveraging the pragmatic robust implementation sustainability model to inform the implementation of a community-based southeastern preconception counseling intervention to improve maternal health equity.Discover health systems · 2025Article
- School-Based Health Centers Are a Critical Component of Health Care for Children: A Public Health of Consequence, August 2024.American journal of public health · 2024Article
- Interventions to Promote a Healthy Sexuality among School Adolescents: A Scoping Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Oregon School-Based Health Centers and Sexual and Contraceptive Behaviors Among Adolescents.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses · 2018Article
- Measuring Success: Evaluation Designs and Approaches to Assessing the Impact of School-Based Health Centers.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2016Review
- Health promotion in schools: a multi-method evaluation of an Australian School Youth Health Nurse Program.BMC nursing · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe determined the association between availability and quality of school health services and reproductive health outcomes among sexually active students.
methodsWe used a 2-stage random sampling cluster design to collect nationally representative data from 9107 students from 96 New Zealand high schools. Students self-reported whether they were sexually active, how often they used condoms or contraception, and their involvement in pregnancy. School administrators completed questionnaires on their school-based health services, including doctor and nursing hours per week, team-based services, and health screening. We conducted analyses using multilevel models controlling for individual variables, with schools treated as random effects.
resultsThere was an inverse association between hours of nursing and doctor time and pregnancy involvement among sexually active students, with fewer pregnancies among students in schools with more than 10 hours of nursing and doctor time per 100 students. There was no association between doctor visits, team-based services, health screening, and reproductive health outcomes.
conclusionsSchool health services are associated with fewer pregnancies among students, but only when the availability of doctor and nursing time exceeds 10 hours per 100 students per week.
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