HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Submit a response Purchase Article View Shopping Cart Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when eLetters are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Bauman, K E Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Bauman, K E

The effectiveness of family planning programs evaluated with true experimental designs.

K E Bauman

Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7400, USA.

OBJECTIVES: This paper describes the magnitude of effects for family planning programs evaluated with true experimental designs. METHODS: Studies that used true experimental designs to evaluate family planning programs were identified and their results subjected to meta-analysis. RESULTS: For the 14 studies with the information needed to calculate effect size, the Pearson r between program and effect variables ranged from -.08 to .09 and averaged .08. CONCLUSIONS: The programs evaluated in the studies considered have had, on average, smaller effects than many would assume and desire.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				T. A Sheldon, G. H Guyatt, and A. Haines Getting research findings into practice: When to act on the evidence BMJ, July 11, 1998; 317(7151): 139 - 142. [Full Text]

				A. Britton, M. Thorogood, Y. Coombes, G. Lewando-Hundt, T. A Sheldon, A. J Sowden, and D. Lister-Sharp Search for evidence of effective health promotion BMJ, February 28, 1998; 316(7132): 703a - 703. [Full Text]