HIV/STD reproductive health education in the District of Columbia: an evaluation of the making proud choices! Program

Shelley, Katharine D.; Sharp, Joseph; Tenner, Adam; Ogusky, Jeremy; McGregor, Alan; Kuo, Irene

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2008.04.022

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“…A concern from the results is the lack of significant effect on attitudes about gender roles or ability to say no to unwanted sexual advances. Despite the comprehensive nature of the MPC curriculum, 24 the trainers in this study had to add lessons specifically addressing these issues. Therefore, the current study serves as the first evaluation of the effectiveness of these lessons.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Other studies have also made adaptations of the program to fit the environments in which the programs are being implemented. 24,25,26 Six months prior to implementation, focus groups were held with existing peer educators to gather feedback on the curriculum, including but not limited to content, messaging, and youth friendliness of materials. Based on feedback, modules on anatomy, gender, and healthy relationships, as well as accessing clinical services were added to the intervention.…”

Section: Dose Of Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, although the curriculum traditionally targets youth in middle school, it has also been used with high school age youth which was the target population in the current project. 23,24 Given the implementation within high schools, it was decided that using high school youth as peer educators in their own schools would be beneficial. High school personnel assisted in identifying youth who had the potential to be peer health educators (PHEs).…”

Section: Dose Of Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As stated, the curriculum was enhanced for this project. Other studies have also made adaptations of the program to fit the environments in which the programs are being implemented 24,25,26 . Six months prior to implementation, focus groups were held with existing peer educators to gather feedback on the curriculum, including but not limited to content, messaging, and youth friendliness of materials.…”

Section: Comprehensive Sex Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Based on feedback, modules on anatomy, gender, and healthy relationships, as well as accessing clinical services were added to the intervention. Additionally, although the curriculum traditionally targets youth in middle school, it has also been used with high school age youth which was the target population in the current project 23,24 …”

Section: Comprehensive Sex Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Dose Matters in Evaluation of a School‐Based Adolescent Sexual Health Education Program

Benton

Nason

Lewis

et al. 2022

Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND:Research on the effects of intervention dose on outcomes within adolescent sexual health education programming is lacking. Existing research on dose typically utilizes the number of sessions as a variable. In a school setting, there are scheduling limitations, student absences, and other logistical barriers that have the potential to affect the number of sessions for an intervention and, in turn, impact the efficacy of programming. METHODS:This article evaluates the effectiveness of a school-based, peer-led adolescent comprehensive sexual health education program, with a focus on dose. A repeated measures MANOVA was used to evaluate the effects of individual difference variables and intervention variables on changes in participants' knowledge and attitudes across 2 time points. Additionally, paired t-tests were used to evaluate changes in specific behaviors. RESULTS:Results indicated that knowledge improved following the intervention, and specifically larger doses, measured in minutes, of the intervention were associated with larger improvements in knowledge. There were no significant effects related to attitudes or behavioral outcomes. CONCLUSIONS:This study adds to the knowledge base by including analysis of how the dose of intervention may impact youth outcomes. Implications for school health practices and research are discussed.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Dose Of Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Dose Of Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Comprehensive Sex Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Comprehensive Sex Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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