Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Brief Online Sexual Health Program for Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a 45-minute interactive, online sexual health program for adolescents, called Health Education and Relationship Training (HEART). The program was originally developed and evaluated among adolescent girls (HEART for Girls); the current project describes and evaluates a new version of the program that was adapted for boys and girls. Participants were 226 high school students (mean age = 16.3; 58% girls; 46% White; 79% heterosexual). Students were randomized to HEART or an attention-matched control and assessed at pre-test and immediate post-test. Overall, the program was feasible to administer in a school setting and youth found the program highly acceptable (83% liked the program, 87% learned new things, and 93

SUBMITTER: Widman L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6949421 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature