Developing and piloting a peer mentoring intervention to reduce teenage pregnancy in looked-after children and care leavers: an exploratory randomised controlled trial

Mezey G, Meyer D, Robinson F, Bonell C, Campbell R, Gillard S, Jordan P, Mantovani N, Wellings K, White S
Record ID 32011000681
English
Authors' objectives: To develop a peer mentoring intervention to reduce teenage pregnancy in looked-after children (LAC)
Authors' recommendations: Given the problems identified and described in mounting this intervention, a new development phase followed by a small-scale exploratory trial incorporating these changes would be necessary before proceeding to a Phase III trial.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2015
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
  • Adoption
  • Child
  • Peer Group
  • Pregnancy
  • Social Support
Contact
Organisation Name: NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
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