A mixed-methods study among adolescents and teachers in Bogota, Colombia: adapting the OurFutures Alcohol Program.

ABSTRACT: Early onset of alcohol consumption among Colombian adolescents highlights the need for effective and accessible preventive interventions. This project aimed to conduct formative work to inform the adaptation of an effective eHealth alcohol use prevention program originally developed in Australia, the OurFutures Alcohol Module, to the Bogotá context. Twenty-six adolescents and 10 teachers in Bogotá participated in the study. We used a mixed-methods approach comprising interviews, surveys and semi-structured discussions to evaluate the acceptability of OurFutures. Study materials were translated into Spanish before conducting three 1.5-hour focus groups with adolescents (aged 11-15; n = 26), and 1-hour interviews or online surveys with teachers to assess attitudes towards alcohol use and the

SUBMITTER: Egan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11565203 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature