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            -  Evidence and Innovation 
            -  Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review 
            -  Programs 
            -           FOCUS      

# FOCUS

- Program Information
- Program Overview
- Program Description
- Program Component Table
- Program Implementation

- Research Evidence
- Reviewed Studies
- Study Characteristics
- Study Findings

FOCUS was designed to be delivered in diverse program settings. It was evaluated in a classroom-based setting during the first 13-week period of Marine recruit training.

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The core content includes four 2-hour sessions. The sessions are broken into modules, which can be delivered separately.
                        - Session 1: Increase knowledge about unintended pregnancies and STDs including HIV/AIDS. Goal: Modify values, beliefs, and attitudes that impact sexual behavior.
                        - Session 2: Increase knowledge about hormonal and barrier contraceptives. Goal: Build communication skills to prevent risky sexual behaviors and increase condom use.
                        - Session 3: Increase knowledge about the signs, symptoms, and consequences of STDs/HIV/AIDS. Goals: Increase knowledge about the transmission and prevention of STDs/HIV; Build communication skills to prevent STDs/HIV.
                        - Session 4: Modify attitudes about the effects of alcohol and its relationship to sexual risk behaviors. Goals: Build refusal communication skills; Build condom use skills; Increase awareness about how life choices can impact decision-making and health.

The eight-hour curriculum is designed to be delivered in four 2-hour sessions. Groups should be 20 to 25 participants.

FOCUS facilitators are preferably female health educators or facilitators comfortable with sexual health subject matter.

                        - User's Guide
                        - Program Manual
                        - 1 Flash Drive Containing 11 Power Point Slide Sets
                        - 1 copy of each of these 4 DVDs: (1) Birth Control: Understanding the Options, (2) My First Pelvic Exam, (3) In Our Own Words: Teens and AIDS, (4) Good to Go.
                        - Video list
                        - 50 copies of two brochures (STD Facts and Birth Control Facts)
                        - Photocopy masters of all handouts
                        - Fidelity toolkit
                        - Original Evaluation Instruments booklet
                        - Prevention Minimum Evaluation Data Set (PMEDS)
                        - Local Evaluator Consultant Network Directory

While a free sample curriculum is not available, providers may purchase an automatic digital download of the user’s guide to review program components, core competencies for facilitators, and scientific evidence of effectiveness. If providers decide to purchase the program, the price of the download is deducted.

The program requires the use of a television and DVD player, a computer with PowerPoint capabilities, and a screen for showing PowerPoint presentations. Other materials needed for implementation include condoms, a penis proxy, and hard candies.

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There are three allowable adaptations, however, all adaptations must be approved by the developer and Sociometrics. Potential adaptations include: 
                        - The program can be implemented in different settings, such as clinics, community-based organizations, or schools/colleges.
                        - The program can be adapted for use with non-military women. This program cannot be adapted for men.
                        - It may be possible to deliver the sessions in longer or shorter segments.

### Evidence by Outcome Domain and Study

#### Notes

*Some study entries may include more than one citation because each citation examines a different follow-up period from the same study sample, or because each citation examines a different set of outcome measures on the same study sample. A blank cell indicates the study did not examine any outcome measures within the particular outcome domain or the findings for the outcome measures within that domain did not meet the review evidence standards.*

*Information on evidence of effectiveness is available only for studies that received a high or moderate rating. Read the description of the review process for more information on how these programs are identified.*