Peer Educators lead the way: How London Borough of Lambeth lowered teenage pregnancy rates and improved sex educationPerformance indicators The under 18 conception rate in Lambeth reached a peak in 2003 at just over 100 per 1000 15 -17 year old women. The figure has fallen every year since 2003 to 2009 (latest available statistics). The provisional 2009 under 18 conception rate has fallen to 59.5 per 1000 girls aged 15-17 years old. Between 1998 and 2009 Lambeth's conception rate has been reduced by 30.2% While the peer education programme would not claim all the credit for this reduction, and indeed reductions, at a slower rate, have occurred elsewhere in London, it can certainly be argued that it has made a significant contribution to a wider programme to successfully address teenage pregnancy. |
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Governance International Associate John Tatam provided Governance International with this case study on 9 July 2010. |