Adolescent Behavior
Conditions
Keywords
risky sexual behavior, early intervention, adolescent pregnancy
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to have girls play new computer games designed for middle school children and not yet available to the public. The investigator wants to know what girls think about these games. The investigator also wants to learn about the health behavior of 7th grade girls of Hispanic/Brazilian/Latino origin, and the investigators want to test the Mighty Girls program in Miami. Half of the girls in JUEGA will be given the Mighty Girls program and the investigators want to know if this program reduces behavior that puts girls at risk for having sex, drinking, and using drugs. The program tries to reduce this risk by helping girls learn skills to make wise choices, even when their friends have other ideas or want them to make more risky choices This goal is important because US statistics indicate that Hispanic teens are at risk for teen pregnancy and Miami has one of the highest HIV and AIDS rates in the United States. The investigator wants to find out whether the Mighty Girls program is as effective in Miami-Dade County Public Schools as it was when tested in one of Orlando's Orange County Public Schools.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMighty Girls
BEHAVIORALGame Girls
Sponsors
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
University of Miami
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
11 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* English Speaking * enrolled in 7th grade at a participating school
Exclusion criteria
* developmental delay
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in sexual intentions from baseline (pre-intervention) | baseline, 3 months, 12 months, 24 months | Sexual intentions are defined as the change in a score from 1 (definitely not) to 4 (definitely yes) to engage in sexual intercourse in the near future on an electronic survey. |
| Change in risky sexual behavior from baseline (pre-intervention) | baseline, 3 months, 12 months, 24 months | Risky sexual behavior is defined as the change in the percentage of participants reporting yes for engaging in heavy petting and percentage reporting yes for engaging in vaginal intercourse on an electronic survey. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in sexual intentions from baseline (pre-intervention) as affected by implementation quality | baseline, 3 months, 12 months, 24 months | Implementation quality is defined as the amount of participant engagement, intervener engagement, quality of intervener delivery, and content adherence (fidelity) on a score of 0 to 100. |
| Costs of implementation of the intervention | 4 months | Costs of implementation are defined as participant transportation home from school intervention site; participant snacks; intervener salary (training, delivery, commuting time); intervention supplies, materials, and equipment; support from school personnel at the study site. |
| Change in risky sexual behavior from baseline (pre-intervention) as affected by implementation quality | baseline, 3 months, 12 months, 24 months | Implementation quality is defined as the amount of participant engagement, intervener engagement, quality of intervener delivery, and content adherence (fidelity) on a score of 0 to 100. |
| Change in risky sexual behavior from baseline (pre-intervention) as affected by the change in peer resistance self-efficacy | baseline, 3 months, 12 months, 24 months | Peer resistance self-efficacy is defined as the change in a score from 1 (disagree strongly) to 4 (agree strongly) to resist peer pressure to engage in sexual behavior and/or put oneself at risk to be exposed to other teens engaging in risky sexual behavior on electronic survey. |
| Change in sexual intentions from baseline (pre-intervention) as affected by the change in peer resistance self-efficacy | baseline, 3 months, 12 months, 24 months | Peer resistance self-efficacy is defined as the change in a score from 1 (disagree strongly) to 4 (agree strongly) to resist peer pressure to engage in sexual behavior and/or put oneself at risk to be exposed to other teens engaging in risky sexual behavior on an electronic survey. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed