MITRE Pregnancy Prevention in Adolescents
Youth Follow-Up Survey
This document presents the items MITRE will use in the follow-up surveys to evaluate contracted programs’ impact on youth knowledge, attitude, beliefs, intentions, and behavior.
For the first follow-up survey, the phrase “since you took the last survey” is used to specify the timeframe in question. For the 3-month follow-up survey, the phrase “in the past 3 months” will be used. The list of items below reflects the wording of the first follow-up survey. Beyond the temporal specification, there are no other wording or content differences between the first follow-up and 3-month follow up survey.
The list of items is organized by category and does not necessarily reflect the ordering of items in the final survey instrument.
Skip and display patterns are noted in square brackets. MITRE plans to administer the survey electronically to automate skip and display patterns.
MITRE will facilitate translation services for contracted programs that serve a population literate in a language other than English.
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION/FAMILY/ENVIRONMENT/BACKGROUND
Follow-up Item # |
Baseline Item # |
Item |
Source |
Classification/Notes |
D1 |
D1 |
What is your date of birth? MARK (X) ONE MONTH AND ONE YEAR |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Baseline Item #1.1 Part A |
Age—In follow-up surveys the combination of date of birth and biological sex are used as confirmatory identifiers. Responses will be checked against records to ensure that the data administrator entered the correct participant ID number into the survey. |
D2 |
D3 |
Are you a…? MARK (X) ONE □ Male □ Female |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Baseline Item #1.3 Part A
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Biological sex—In follow-up surveys the combination of date of birth and biological sex are used as confirmatory identifiers. Responses will be checked against records to ensure that the data administrator entered the correct participant ID number into the survey. |
D3 |
D25 |
Transition: The next questions are about relationships, abstinence, birth control, and sexually transmitted diseases. Since you took the last survey, have you received information or learned about any of the following? MARK (X) ONE FOR EACH QUESTION Yes, No a. Relationships, dating, marriage, or family life b. Abstinence from sex c. Methods of birth control d. Where to get birth control e. Sexually transmitted diseases, also known as STDs f. How to talk to your partner about whether to have sex or whether to use birth control g. How to say no to sex h. How babies are made |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0990-0382) Engender Health Survey Item #1.7 Part A
Modifications made: Changed time frame from past 12 months to since the last survey |
Previous exposure to sexual health information |
D4 |
NA |
Since you took the last survey, has your living situation changed? For instance, do you now live in a different place or live with different people? |
MITRE-created item for follow-up surveys |
Living arrangement |
D5 |
NA |
[Display if response to D4 is yes] What has changed about your living situation since you took the last survey? (Check all that apply.) You live with different people You live in a different place |
MITRE-created item for follow-up surveys |
Living arrangement |
D6 |
NA |
[Display if response to D4 is yes] Are any of the following statements true? You are now homeless You now live in a residential facility, detention center, or another type of facility You were homeless when you took the last survey but now you are not You were living in a residential facility, detention center, or another type of facility when you took the last survey but now you do not |
MITRE-created item for follow-up surveys |
Living arrangement |
BEHAVIOR (B)
Follow-up Item # |
Baseline Item # |
Item/Scale |
Source |
Classification/Notes |
B1 |
B1 |
Since the last survey, how much have you talked to your parent(s) or guardian(s) about the following topics?
Since the last survey, have you had a boyfriend/girlfriend or someone you liked “more than friends” who you have talked to or hung out with? Yes (We will call this person a dating partner for the next question) No (Skip to end of survey) In the past year, how much have you talked to your dating partner about the following topics?
[Response options for all sub-scales: Never talked about this, Talked about this 1 time, Talked about this 2 or 3 times, Talked about this 4 to 6 times, Talked about this 7+ times] |
Adolescent Sexual Communication Scale (Widman & Stewart, 2020)
Modifications made: Added mention of guardian(s) to the parent sub-scale
Changed time frame from past year months to since the last survey |
Protective behaviors- communication with parents |
B2 |
B2 |
How many times since you took the last survey has a boyfriend or girlfriend done these things to you?
How many times since you took the last survey have you done these things to a boyfriend or girlfriend?
25h Used Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook or other social media and messaging apps to threaten to hurt them physically
[Response options for all sub-scales: Never, 1-3 times, 4-9 times, 10 or more times] |
Evaluation of the Safe Dates Project (OMB No.: 0920-0783) Youth Dating Survey Items 22, 23, 24, 25
Item stem wording taken from Miller et al. (2015) Teen Dating Violence Measures- Perpetration and Victimization
Modifications made: Changed personal pronouns from first to second person to be consistent with other items in this survey. Deleted 22 & 24 a, d, g, h, m, o. Added “Pushed, grabbed, shoved, or kicked you/them.” Deleted 23 & 25 f. Re-worded references to social media and messaging apps to reference current popular apps.
Changed time frame from past 6 months to since the last survey |
Risk behaviors- dating violence |
B3 |
B3 |
The next question asks about cigarette smoking. Since you took the last survey, have you smoked cigarettes, even once?
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Added by MITRE
Modifications made: Changed time frame from past 30 days to since the last survey |
Risk behaviors- drug and alcohol use |
B4 |
B4 |
The next question asks about electronic vapor products, such as JUUL, Vuse, MarkTen, blu, KandyPens, PaxEraPro, and APX Vape. Electronic vapor products include e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-hookahs, marijuana vape pens, hookah pens, and mods. Since you took the last survey, have you used an electronic vapor product, even once?
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Introductory text is from Item #34 2019 National YRBS (OMB No.: 0920-0493)
Question added by MITRE
Modifications made: Changed time frame from past 30 days to since the last survey |
Risk behaviors- drug and alcohol use |
B5 |
B5 |
The next question asks about drinking alcohol. This includes drinking beer, wine, wine coolers, and liquor such as rum, gin, vodka, or whiskey. For this question, drinking alcohol does not include drinking a few sips of wine for religious purposes. Since you took the last survey, have you drank alcohol, even once?
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Introductory text is from Item #41. 2019 National YRBS (OMB No.: 0920-0493)
Question added by MITRE
Modifications made: Changed time frame from past 30 days to since the last survey |
Risk behaviors- drug and alcohol use |
B6 |
B6 |
The next question asks about marijuana use. Marijuana also is called pot, weed, or cannabis. Since you took the last survey, have you used marijuana?
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Introductory text is from Item #45. 2019 National YRBS (OMB No.: 0920-0493)
Question added by MITRE
Modifications made: Changed time frame from lifetime to since the last survey |
Risk behaviors- drug and alcohol use |
B7 |
B7 |
The next question asks about synthetic marijuana use. Synthetic marijuana also is called Spice, fake weed, K2, King Kong, Yucatan Fire, or Skunk. Since you took the last survey, have you used synthetic marijuana?
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Introductory text from item Item #48, 2019 National YRBS (OMB No.: 0920-0493)
Question added by MITRE
Modifications made: Changed time frame from lifetime to since the last survey |
Risk behaviors- drug and alcohol use |
B8 |
B8 |
The next question asks about the use of prescription pain medicine without a doctor’s prescription or differently than how a doctor told you to use it. For this question, count drugs such as codeine, Vicodin, OxyContin, Hydrocodone, and Percocet. Since you took the last survey, have you taken prescription pain medicine without a doctor’s prescription or differently than how a doctor told you to use it?
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Introductory text from item #49, 2019 National YRBS (OMB No.: 0920-0493)
Question added by MITRE Modifications made: Changed time frame from lifetime to since the last survey |
Risk behaviors- drug and alcohol use |
B9 |
B9 |
The next question asks about other drugs.
Since you took the last survey, have you used cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines, ecstasy, or hallucinogenic drugs like LSD, acid, or mushrooms?
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Question added by MITRE
Modifications made: Changed time frame from lifetime to since the last survey |
Risk behaviors- drug and alcohol use |
B10 |
B10 |
The next set of questions are about your sexual history. By sex, we mean vaginal, oral, or anal sex. Please remember that your answers are strictly confidential. Since you took the last survey, have you had any kind of sex? MARK (X) ONE □ Yes □ No |
2019-2020 NHANES (OMB No.: 0920-095) Item # SXQ.615
Modifications made: Changed time frame from lifetime to since the last survey |
Sexual behavior |
B11 |
B12 |
[Display only if response was Yes for B10]
Since you took the last survey, have you had vaginal sex, also called sexual intercourse? This is when a man puts his penis into a woman’s vagina. MARK (X) ONE □ Yes □ No
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2019 National YRBS (OMB No.: 0920-0493) Item #58
Modifications made: Changed time frame from lifetime to since the last survey, defined sexual intercourse as “when a pan puts his penis into a woman’s vagina”
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Sexual behavior |
B12 |
B15 |
[Display only if response was Yes for B11] Since you last took the survey, did you have sexual intercourse without using a condom?
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Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Concordance Item #4.12 Part B1
Modifications made: Changed time frame from past 3 months to since the last survey |
Sexual behavior |
B13 |
B16 |
[Display only for females, and if response was Yes for B11] The next question is about your use of the following methods of birth control: Birth control pills The shot (like, Depo Provera) The patch The ring (like, NuvaRing) IUD (like, Mirena or Paragard) Implants (like, Implanaon)
Since you last took the survey, did you have sexual intercourse without using any of these methods of birth control?
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Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Concordance Item #4.13 Part B1
Modifications made: Deleted “condoms” from the list and will add display logic so this question is only for girls who have previously had sex. Added diaphragms to list. Made response choice yes/no.
Modifications made: Changed time frame from past 3 months to since the last survey |
Sexual behavior |
B14 |
B18 |
Oral sex is when someone puts his or her mouth on another person’s penis or vagina, or lets someone else put his or her mouth on their penis or vagina. Since you last took the survey, have you had oral sex? MARK (X) ONE □ Yes □ No |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Baseline Item #4.14 Part B1
Modifications made: Changed time frame from past 3 months to since the last survey. Kept definition |
NA |
B15 |
B19 |
[Display only if response for Yes for B14] Since you took the last survey, did you have you oral sex without using a condom or dental dam?
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Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Concordance Item #4.18 Part B1
Modifications made: Added “and dental dam”.
Changed time frame from past 3 months to since the last survey |
Sexual behavior |
B16 |
B21 |
Anal sex is when a male puts his penis in someone else’s anus, or their butt, or someone lets a male put his penis in their anus or butt.
Since you took the last survey, did you have anal sex? MARK (X) ONE □ Yes □ No
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Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Baseline Item #4.21 Part B1 Kept definition text.
Changed time frame from past 3 months to since the last survey
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B17 |
B22 |
[Display only if response was Yes for B16] Since you took the last survey, did you have anal sex without using a condom? MARK (X) ONE □ Yes □ No
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Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Concordance Item #4.22 Part B1
Modifications made: Changed time frame from past 3 months to since the last survey |
Sexual behavior |
B18 |
B23 |
FOR GIRLS ONLY—Since you took the last survey, have you been pregnant? MARK (X) ONE □ Yes □ No FOR BOYS ONLY – Since you took the last survey, have you gotten someone pregnant? MARK (X) ONE □ Yes □ No |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Baseline Item #4.24c Part B1 and Item #4.25b Part B1
Modifications made: Changed time frame from ever to since the last survey. Deleted introductory phrase, “To the best of your knowledge.” Deleted final phrase, “even if no child was born.” |
Pregnancy outcome |
B19 |
B24 |
Since you took the last survey, have you been tested by a doctor or nurse for a sexually transmitted disease, or STD, like gonorrhea, Chlamydia, syphilis, or HIV? MARK (X) ONE □ Yes □ No |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Baseline Item #4.27 Part B1
Modifications made: Changed time frame from 12 months to since the last survey. |
Sexual health behavior |
B20 |
B25 |
Since you took the last survey, have you been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had a sexually transmitted disease, or STD? MARK (X) ONE □ Yes □ No □ Don’t know |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Baseline Item #4.28 Part B1 Modifications made: Changed time frame from 12 months to since the last survey. |
STD outcome |
INTENTIONS (I)
Follow-up Item # |
Baseline Item # |
Item |
Source |
Justification/Notes |
I1 |
I1 |
Do you intend to have oral sex in the next year? MARK (X) ONE □ Yes, definitely □ Yes, probably □ No, probably not □ No, definitely not |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Concordance Item #3.15 Part A |
Sexual behavior intentions |
I2 |
I2 |
Do you intend to have sexual intercourse in the next year? MARK (X) ONE □ Yes, definitely □ Yes, probably □ No, probably not □ No, definitely not |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Concordance Item #3.16 Part A |
Sexual behavior intentions |
I3 |
I3 |
[Not displayed if “No, definitely not” is response for I2] If you have sexual intercourse in the next year, do you intend to use a condom? MARK (X) ONE □ Yes, definitely □ Yes, probably □ No, probably not □ No, definitely not |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Concordance Item #3.17 Part A |
Sexual behavior intentions |
I4 |
I4 |
[Only display for females; Not displayed if “No, definitely not” is response for I2] The next question is about your intention to use other methods of birth control, NOT including condoms: Birth control pills The shot (like, Depo Provera) The patch The ring (like, NuvaRing) IUD (like, Mirena or Paragard) Implants (like, Implanaon)
If you have sexual intercourse in the next year, do you intend to use any of these other methods of birth control? □ Yes, definitely □ Yes, probably □ No, probably not □ No, definitely not |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Concordance Item #3.18 Part A |
Sexual behavior intentions |
I5 |
I5 |
How likely is it that you will do each of the following things? MARK (X) ONE Not at all likely, A little likely, Somewhat likely, Very likely a. Graduate from high school? b. Go to a technical or vocational school after high school? c. Go to college? d. Graduate from a 2-year or community college program? e. Graduate from a 4-year college program? |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Baseline Item #1.11 Part A |
Educational intentions |
KNOWLEDGE (K)
Follow-up Item # |
Baseline Item # |
Item |
Source |
Classification/Notes |
K1 |
K1 |
The next series of questions is about condoms, birth control pills, pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, also called STDs. If a condom is used correctly, how much can it decrease the risk of pregnancy? MARK (X) ONE □ Not at all □ A little □ A lot |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Baseline Item #3.5 Part A
Modifications made- Removed “don’t know” as a response option because of follow-up certainty question. |
Knowledge- condoms |
K2 |
K2 |
How confident are you that your answer is correct? MARK (X) ONE □ Not at all confident □ A little confident □ Somewhat confident □ Very confident |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Baseline Item #3.5a Part A |
Change in certainty |
K3 |
K3 |
If a condom is used correctly, how much can it decrease the risk of getting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS? MARK (X) ONE □ Not at all □ A little □ A lot □ Don’t know |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Baseline Item #3.6 Part A |
Knowledge- condoms |
K4 |
K4 |
If a condom is used correctly, how much can it decrease the risk of getting Chlamydia and gonorrhea? MARK (X) ONE □ Not at all □ A little □ A lot □ Don’t know |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0970-0360) Baseline Item #3.7 Part A |
Knowledge- condoms |
K5 |
K5 |
A condom can be used more than once. True False |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0990-0382) OICA Follow-Up Survey Item #2.5c |
Knowledge- condoms |
K6 |
K6 |
A sexually active girl can become pregnant if she forgets to take her birth control pills for several days in a row. True False |
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (OMB No.: 0990-0382) OICA Follow-Up Survey Item #2.5a |
Knowledge- birth control |
K7 |
K7 |
A person who has Genital Herpes must have open sores to give the infection to his or her sexual partner. True False |
Sexually Transmitted Disease- Knowledge Questionnaire (STD-KQ; Jaworski & Carey, 2007) Item #21 |
Knowledge- STD/HIV transmission |
K8 |
K8 |
If a person had Gonorrhea in the past he or she is immune (protected) from getting it again. True False |
Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge Questionnaire (STD-KQ; Jaworski & Carey, 2007) Item #24 |
Knowledge- STD/HIV transmission |
K9 |
K9 |
Showering, or washing one’s genitals/private parts, after sex keeps a person from getting HIV. True False |
Brief HIV Knowledge Questionnaire (HIV-KQ-18; Carey & Schroder, 2002) Item #5 |
Knowledge- STD/HIV transmission |
K10 |
K10 |
A person can get HIV from oral sex. True False |
Brief HIV Knowledge Questionnaire (HIV-KQ-18; Carey & Schroder, 2002) Item #17 |
Knowledge- STD/HIV transmission |
ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS (A)
Follow-up Item # |
Baseline Item # |
Item/Scale |
Source |
Classification/Notes |
A1 |
A1 |
In your opinion, how likely or unlikely is it that each of the following things would happen to you personally if you were to have sexual intercourse? (If you’ve never had sexual intercourse, please try to imagine and make your best guess.) [Items will be displayed in randomized order]
[Response options: very unlikely, somewhat unlikely, somewhat likely, very likely] |
Adolescent Sexual Expectancies Scale (ASEXS; Bourdeau et al., 2011)
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Expectancy beliefs about the consequences of sexual behavior |
A2 |
A2 |
Please fill in the answer for each question that best describes how you feel.
[Response options: Definitely Yes, Probably Yes, Probably No, Definitely No]
The following questions ask you about your friends and what they think. Even if you’re not sure, mark the answer that you think best describes what they think.
[Response options: Definitely Yes, Probably Yes, Probably No, Definitely No]
What do you think about condoms? Please tell us how much you agree or disagree with the following statements.
[Response options: I strongly agree, I kind of agree, I kind of disagree, I strongly disagree] |
Sexual Risk Behavior Beliefs and Self-Efficacy Scales (Basen-Engquist et al., 2011)
Modifications made to Your Beliefs scale: changed sex to sexual intercourse in items 3, 4, and 5. Added items 6 and 7. Changed original ordering of items.
Modifications made to What do your friends believe? scale: Same changes that were made to Your Beliefs scale.
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Addresses:
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References
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