A parent-based intervention to reduce sexual risk behavior in early adolescence: building alliances between physicians, social workers, and parents.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the efficacy of a parent-based intervention to prevent sexual risk behavior among Latino and African American young adults. This was delivered to mothers while waiting for their adolescent child to complete an annual physical examination.

Methods

A randomized clinical trial was conducted with 264 mother-adolescent dyads in New York City. Adolescents were eligible for the study only if they were African American or Latino and aged 11-14 years, inclusive. Dyads completed a brief baseline survey and were then randomly assigned to one of the following two conditions: (1) a parent-based intervention (n = 133), or (2) a "standard care" control condition (n = 131). Parents and adolescents completed a follow-up survey nine months later. The primary outcomes inclu

SUBMITTER: Guilamo-Ramos V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3118646 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature