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. 2016 Nov 10;4(4):e122. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.6611

Table 2.

Adolescent pregnancy prevention best practices found in apps.

App name Adolescent pregnancy prevention best practices
ABSa CONb THYc PRId CIe NEGf PERg TARh PARi COMj PSk Total
Get S.M.A.R.T.           6
my choice by PPT           6
gPower             5
Safe Sex Tips             5
The Choice—It's kind of a big deal             5
Your Choice Your Voice             5
Love Matters               4
OC Teens Mobile               4
SexPositive               4
The Real Deal               4
ASK My Body App                 3
aSk UK                 3
My Sex Doctor                 3
My Sex Doctor Lite                 3
NeedTayKnow                 3
Teens in NYC                 3
Girls Incorporated of Lynn                   2
CaSH 2 U                     1
ICAH                     1
HealthWise                       0
Kent C Card                       0
SafeSex101                       0
Total 3 9 0 13 15 10 7 2 6 0 5  

aABS: Pro-abstinence messaging

bCON: Pro-contraception messaging

cTHY: Noted a theoretical approach

dPRI: Pregnancy risk information

eCI: Contraceptive use information

fNEG: Communication, negotiation, and refusal skill information

gPER: Personalization

hTAR: Targeting of information for ethnic or racial groups

iPAR: Parental consent for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services information

jCOM: Parental communication encouragement

kPS: Peer stories or peer counseling