Trial reportAmerican journal of public health2018
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Among Youths Living in Group Care Homes: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Improving the Sexual Health of Young People (under 25) in High-Risk Populations: A Systematic Review of Behavioural and Psychosocial Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- In the Know: A Cluster Randomized Trial of an In-person Sexual Health Education Program Integrating Digital Technologies for Adolescents.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2024Trial
- Youth-Centered Mobile Intervention (Next4You) to Promote Healthy Relationships and Sexual Wellness Among Adolescents in or Transitioning From Foster Care: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Strategies to Improve the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Youth Involved with the Child Welfare System: A Systematic Review.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2025Article
- Sexual Health among Youth in Residential Care in Spain: Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Predictors of condom use among system-involved youth: The importance of Sex Ed.Children and youth services review · 2021Article
- "Even if you think you can trust them, don't trust them": An exploratory analysis of the lived experiences of sexual health among sexual minority girls in foster care.Children and youth services review · 2020Article
- "The internet is not private": The role of social media in sexual health among youth in foster care.Journal of adolescence · 2020Article
- Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention in Group Homes: Recruiting and Retention Considerations.American journal of public health · 2018Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine if the Power Through Choices (PTC) intervention can increase the use of birth control and reduce pregnancy among system-involved youths living in group care homes.
methodsWe performed a 2-arm cluster randomized controlled trial involving group care homes operated by child welfare or juvenile justice systems in California, Maryland, and Oklahoma with assessments immediately before and after the intervention, and at 6- and 12-month follow-up. We collected data from 2012 to 2014 via self-administered questionnaires. Participants (n = 1036) were young (mean age = 16.1 years), predominantly male (79%), racially/ethnically diverse (37% Hispanic, 20% Black, 21% White, 17% multiracial), and sexually experienced (88%).
resultsAt 6-month follow-up, participants in the intervention group had significantly lower odds of having recent sexual intercourse without using birth control (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.72; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.52, 0.98). At 12-month follow-up assessment, participants in the intervention group had significantly lower odds of ever being pregnant or getting someone pregnant (AOR = 0.67; 95% CI = 0.46, 0.99).
conclusionsThe results suggest that PTC is an effective sexual health education intervention that can be implemented with system-involved youths who represent a sexually experienced multiracial youth population.
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