Adolescent Sexual Behavior
Conditions
Keywords
Adolescence, reproductive health
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the Big Decisions Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) Curriculum via a pilot program with an educational experimental trial design.
Interventions
OTHERPilot Group
12 Weeks, 1-1 Hour Session Per Week for 10 Total Curriculum Sessions,including 1 Week of Orientation and 1 Week of Debriefing/Program Graduation.
Sponsors
National University of Chimborazo, Riobamba Ecuador
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Student at the Liceo Policial High School in Riobamba, Ecuador(Pilot Site) * Student at COMIL High school in Riobamba(Control Site) * Student of 9th or 10th grade.
Exclusion criteria
* Not a current student at the Liceo Policial High School in Riobamba, Ecuador(Pilot Site) * Not a current student at COMIL high school in Riobamba.(Control Site) * Not a student of 9th or 10th grade.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding self-efficacy as assessed by the General Self-Efficacy Scale. | Baseline | — |
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding gender as assessed by the Gender Equitable Men (GEM) Scale. | Baseline | — |
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding gender as assessed by the Attitudes Toward Women Scale (AWSA) Scale. | Baseline | — |
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding relational norms as assessed by the Sexual Relationship Power Scale (SRPS) | Baseline | — |
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding relational norms as assessed by the Sexual Relationship Power Scale (SRPS). | week 12 | — |
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding reproductive health knowledge as assessed by the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (Sexual) (KAPS) survey. | Baseline | — |
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding risk behaviors surrounding reproductive health as assessed by the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) survey. | Baseline | — |
| Percentage of Surveys with 100% Completion of All Questions. | Baseline | To calculate this percentage, the number of surveys with 100% completion of all questions will be divided by the number of surveys administered. |
| Number of students who abstain from participating in surveys | week 12 | — |
| Number of students who participate in surveys | week 12 | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed