TY  - UNPB
ID  - pittir29177
UR  - http://d-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu/29177/
A1  - DiTomasso, Amie
Y1  - 2016/09/09/
N2  - The objective of this thesis is to evaluate the first year of the Black Female Leadership Development Institute (BFLDI) program of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh (ULPGH) and to provide the organization with program recommendations. The BFLDI aims to increase self-efficacy, knowledge about reproductive sexual health information, dating abuse recognition, how to reduce high-risk behaviors, increase social supports, and facilitate healthy psychosocial development through a variety of program activities conducted over eight months. Evaluation information was collected from 36 minority adolescent females. A pre and post survey measuring self-efficacy, self-image, gender norm beliefs, reproductive sexual health attitudes, dating abuse recognition, and reproductive sexual health knowledge was conducted with study participants. The analysis included calculating descriptive statistics, construct averages, and cross tabulations in order to evaluate the BFLDI program. Participants reported high levels of program satisfaction. There was no significant difference observed in knowledge, attitudes, or beliefs between the pre and post surveys. However, a positive association between self-efficacy and gender norm beliefs (p = .023) was observed. Two trends were observed in the associations between age and reproductive sexual health attitudes and age and dating abuse recognition. Recommendations for year two include modifications in activities such as topics focused more directly on program goals and increased evaluation measurements such as collection of behavioral data. This program is relevant to public health as it serves as an intervention to reduce the health problems of sexually transmitted infection, teenage pregnancy, and dating abuse among minority adolescent females.
KW  - evaluation
KW  -  adolescents
KW  -  females
KW  -  program
KW  -  sexual health
TI  - The black female leadership development institute programs year one evaluation
EP  - 96
AV  - public
ER  -