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ArticleHealth policy OPEN2023

The impact of funding disruptions on large-scale teen pregnancy prevention research projects.

Gina Gonzalez Hofert, Genevieve Martinez-Garcia, Lauren Tingey, Michele Ybarra, Ash Philliber, Jordan Karas, Melanie Grafals, Milagros Garrido, Sarah Parchem, Erin Yager-DeConcini

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Article in Health policy OPEN, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Gina Gonzalez HofertCabarrus Health Alliance. 300 Mooresville Rd., Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA.
Genevieve Martinez-GarciaHealthy Teen Network, PO Box 741, Churchville, MD 21028, USA.
Lauren TingeyJohns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, 415 N. Washington St., Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Michele YbarraCenter for Innovative Public Health Research, 555 N. El Camino Real #A347, San Clemente, CA 92672-6745, USA.
Ash PhilliberPhilliber Research & Evaluation, 6 Main Street, Accord, NY 12404, USA.
Jordan KarasCabarrus Health Alliance. 300 Mooresville Rd., Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA.
Melanie GrafalsCabarrus Health Alliance. 300 Mooresville Rd., Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA.
Milagros GarridoHealthy Teen Network, PO Box 741, Churchville, MD 21028, USA.
Sarah ParchemChicago Department of Public Health, 333 S. State St., Room 200, Chicago, IL 60604, USA.
Erin Yager-DeConciniChild & Family Resources, Inc., 2800 E. Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716, USA.
Kantar Health (United States) · USHealthy Teen Network · USAmerican Indian Center · USCenter for Innovative Public Health Research · USChicago Department of Public Health · USChild & Family Service · USPhilips (Finland) · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To advance the field of teen pregnancy prevention, new interventions must be developed and tested. The federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention program (TPP) funds the evaluation of promising interventions. We report on a funding disruption to 21 TPP Tier 2B research grantees across the US that was unusual for its ideological causation, sudden timing, severity, and ultimately court decisions compelling the agency to reverse the decision. We address the following question: How did challenges presented by the attempted funding termination impact grantees' ability to continue with their intended research? Results from grantee surveys in 2019 demonstrate the funding disruption negatively impacted participant recruitment, organizational collaboration, program delivery, research rigor, and compromised grantees' ability to complete high-quality evaluations. Results also show most projects could continue, with modified research goals, when funding was reinstated. We conclude administrations should avoid arbitrarily and prematurely terminating research projects. However, there is merit in reinstating funds to projects should a disruption occur. Results from this work are particularly relevant as we anticipate how health research projects may manage other disruptions to funding or timetables, such as those caused by COVID-19. Results are relevant to policy makers, researchers, government and private funders, grantees, and technical assistance teams.

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Funding cutsResearch projectsTeen pregnancy prevention

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PMID37636593
PMCPMC10458667
OpenAlexW4385717679

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