Abstract
Abstract Broad-based community education strategies have been implemented in a rural South Carolina county since fall, 1983, to prevent unintended teen pregnancy. Indices of pregnancy among teens show reductions from 1984–1987. Public sector costs were projected for Medicaid, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, and Food Stamps for families begun by first live births to 17 and under teens in the target county and three comparison counties. Assuming continuation of births/costs from preintervention time period, and as compared to actual number of births in 1984–1987, the reduced numbers in the target county realized a 20-year projected savings of $611,688. Two comparison counties realized a 20-year projected savings of $180,726 and $13,902, while the third comparison county increased projected costs by $305,844. Considering that program implementation costs of $260,000 were required from 1982 to 1987, the savings of this intervention approach are substantial for taxpayers and have meaning for public po...
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