The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting approval by OMB of a new information collection request specific to Pregnancy Prevention Programs for Adolescents: A Replication Study. The request is for 24 months. OASH is proposing to conduct an independent evaluation examining whether programs that have been proven effective through rigorous evaluation can be replicated with similarly successful and consistent results among hard-to-reach, high-risk, vulnerable, or understudied youth. The independent evaluator, MITRE, will use a quasi-experimental design to measure program effects on youth knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, intentions, and behaviors related to sexual health. The evaluation will also examine youth perspectives regarding participation in adolescent pregnancy prevention programs. Up to eight implementing organizationsâorganizations focused on health, education, and social services that have experience working with community-based organizations to implement pregnancy prevention programs for adolescentsâwill implement previously proven-effective adolescent pregnancy prevention programs for up to 1,900 youth. Baseline data will be collected from a matched comparison group with a subset of these participating program youth. Findings will inform OASHâs programmatic efforts to improve sexual health knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, intentions, and behaviors among hard-to-reach, vulnerable, or understudied youth.
US Code:
42 USC 241
Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.